191 new cases of Covid-19 reported

191 new cases of Covid-19 reported

January 2, 2021   08:39 pm

The Ministry of Health says that another 191 persons have tested positive for novel coronavirus.

All new cases are close contacts of Covid-19 patients from the Peliyagoda cluster. 

This brings the total number of new cases reported so far today to 502. 

Meanwhile the tally of cases from the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prisons clusters has increased to 40,628.

  

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