More than 3,600 coronavirus cases detected within the day
A total of 946 more people tested positive for COVID-19 today (August 17), increasing the daily count of positive cases to 3,609.
According to the Government Information Department, 3,555 of the latest cases reported today were associated with the New Year cluster. The remaining 54 are arrivals from foreign countries.
Following the new development, the country’s confirmed coronavirus cases tally now stands at 365,683, the Epidemiology Unit said.
Official data showed that as many as 314,340 patients who were infected with the virus have returned to health so far.
Meanwhile, the death toll reached 6,434 after a record high of 171 victims were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services.
More than 45,000 active cases are currently under medical care at hospitals and treatment centres across the country.
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