688 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Sri Lanka

688 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Sri Lanka

January 17, 2022   09:09 pm

The Health Ministry says that another 688 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today (17), increasing the tally of confirmed cases registered in the country to 597,035.

Total coronavirus recoveries have risen to 568,373 while the number of infected patients undergoing treatment presently is 13,444.

Sri Lanka’s death toll due to the virus thus far is 15,218.
 

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