Increase in COVID recoveries as 957 more regain health

Increase in COVID recoveries as 957 more regain health

July 24, 2021   03:27 pm

A total of 957 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals and treatment centres as they have recovered from the virus infection, says the Ministry of Health.

This brings the total number of recoveries in the country to 266,665.

Sri Lanka has confirmed as many as 293,113 cases of COVID-19 to date. According to Epidemiology Unit’s data, 22,446 virus-infected patients are currently under medical care.

Meanwhile, the death toll now stands at 4,002.

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