Daily COVID infections count climbs to 2,205
June 23, 2021 09:40 pm
The Health Ministry says 820 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 today (June 23) increasing the daily count of positive cases to 2,205.
All new cases reported within the day have been associated with the New Year cluster.
This brings the tally of confirmed infections of coronavirus reported in the country so far to 246,091.
As many as 211,186 recoveries and 2,769 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
According to official data, more than 32,000 active cases are currently under medical care at designated hospitals and treatment centres.
