Coronavirus: 657 new cases reported today

Coronavirus: 657 new cases reported today

April 22, 2021   10:24 pm

The Government Information Department reports that another 137 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of fresh cases identified today to 657.

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

This brings the tally of cases associated with the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prisons clusters to 93,157.

The total number of Covid-19 cases reported in the country so far has climbed to 98,722 while total recoveries stands at 93,884. 

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