With another surge in Covid-19 figures seen on Sunday (22), total infections confirmed in Sri Lanka exceeded the grim milestone of 20,000.

On Sunday, the Department of Government Information confirmed that 216 more individuals linked to the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster, nine arrivals (four from the UAE, three from Qatar, and one each from Russia and China) tested positive for the coronavirus.

Following this development, total infections registered by the dual cluster reached 16,643.

As of Sunday night, Sri Lanka recorded 20,171 infections since the first positive case was reported in March this year. At the time, the Epidemiology Unit’s data revealed that 6,019 active cases were still under medical care. Meanwhile, total coronavirus recoveries reported in the country had increased to 14,069 and the country had recorded 83 deaths due to the virus outbreak by then.