Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 caseload surpasses 35,000
Covid-19 infections registered in Sri Lanka crossed the grim milestone of 35,000 as 312 more persons were tested positive today (17).
The Government Information Department stated that 300 of the newly-identified patients are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda fish market. Remaining 12 are from the prison cluster.
As per statistics, the total number of Covid-19 infections confirmed in the country to date now stands at 35,049.
Recoveries from the virus meanwhile climbed to 26,353 earlier today, with 701 more patients returning to health.
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