Daily COVID cases cross 1,000 for 6th consecutive day in Lanka

COLOMBO: The Ministry of Health says that another 1,243 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday.

Sri Lanka’s tally of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country thereby climbed to 615,902.

With this, the number of virus-infected people who are undergoing treatment moved to 20,138. Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 15,544.

This is the sixth consecutive day Sri Lanka recorded more than 1,000 daily cases of Covid-19.