Sri Lanka registers 2,573 new COVID-19 cases 

COLOMBO: The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry reports that another 992 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 2,573.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 128,479.

As many as 105,611 recoveries and 801 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 22,067 active cases are currently under medical care.

Twenty=26 COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Monday, increasing Sri Lanka’s total Covid deaths to 827.