Sri Lanka’s COVID cases tally surpasses 100,000
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka crossed the grim milestone of 100,000, as 826 more persons were tested positive for the virus today (April 24).
Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that total novel coronavirus infections detected on the island since the outbreak of the pandemic now stand at 100,517.
Meanwhile, the recoveries from the virus infection reached 94,155 earlier today.
According to statistics 5,724 active cases are still under medical care at designated hospitals and treatment centres.
Sri Lanka has also witnessed 638 fatalities due to the outbreak of the pandemic.
The country has been witnessing a surge in the infections following the festivities of Sinhala and Tamil New Year last week.
Health authorities on Friday revealed that a new variant of the virus which is highly transmissible and airborne has entered the country.
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