COVID: 556 new cases in total confirmed within the day

COVID: 556 new cases in total confirmed within the day

October 29, 2021   09:57 pm

The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 556 today (October 29) as 141 more people were tested positive for the virus, says the Epidemiology Unit.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 539,416.

As many as 512,165 recoveries and 13,706 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.

More than 13,500 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.

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