Daily coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka hit 1,939

Daily coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka hit 1,939

May 5, 2021   09:28 pm

With 680 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Sri Lanka today (May 05), the daily total so far has increased to 1,939.

According to the Government Information Department, 1,897 of the new cases reported today are associated with the New Year coronavirus cluster. Meanwhile, the remaining 42 have been identified as arrivals from foreign countries.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 117,529.

As many as 100,075 recoveries and 720 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 16,734 active cases are currently under medical care.

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