Coronavirus: 3,223 new cases reported in Sri Lanka

Coronavirus: 3,223 new cases reported in Sri Lanka

August 23, 2021   07:04 pm

The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry says that 3,223 persons have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus so far today (23).

This increases the total number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country to 393,223.

Sri Lanka’s total Covid-19 recoveries has risen to 344,381 while the number of positive patients currently under medical care at hospitals and at homes is 41,476.

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