Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 case total tops 590,000

Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 case total tops 590,000

January 6, 2022   10:07 pm

The Ministry of Health reports that another 584 persons have tested positive for coronavirus within today (06), as the country’s tally of confirmed cases crossed the 590,000-mark on Thursday.

This figure includes 12 persons who had arrived from overseas while the rest are new community cases. 

The total number of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far stands 590,063 with this while the number of infected patients currently undergoing treatment is 13,423.

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