Sri Lanka reports 1,928 new cases of Covid-19

Sri Lanka reports 1,928 new cases of Covid-19

August 9, 2021   06:32 pm

The Ministry of Health reports that another 1,928 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

This increases the total number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country thus far to 331,922.

Sri Lanka’s tally of Covid-19 recoveries has risen to 295,518 while the death toll from the virus has reached 5,111.

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