Total number of Covid-19 infections registered in Colombo District since the 4th of October has escalated to 5,899 with the 231 fresh cases found yesterday, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Gampaha District has recorded 4,998 infections during this period, including the 42 new cases from yesterday.

Sri Lanka detected 387 new Covid-19 patients yesterday as the confirmed cases count went up to 17,674. Reports revealed that 382 of them were from the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster and the remaining five were arrivals from Uganda and Turkey.

Eight police officers, 05 Special Task Force (STF) officers, 51 at Bogambara Prison and 01 at Welikada Prison are also among the latest coronavirus cases, according to the NOCPCO.

Health Ministry’s data showed that 11,806 patients have regained health so far while 5,807 are still under medical care at selected hospitals and treatment centres across the island.

Death toll from Covid-19 meanwhile reached 61 yesterday as three persons, aged between 70-85 years, fell victim to the virus.

The NOCPCO also mentioned that nearly 30,000 first and second-degree contacts of the new Covid-19 patients have been placed under self-isolation.