COVID-19 cases tally jumps to 142 as 10 more test positive

COVID-19 cases tally jumps to 142 as 10 more test positive

March 31, 2020   07:54 pm

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 10 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 as at 7.30 pm today (31).

With this addition, the tally of coronavirus cases in the country has now reached 142.

As of 4.15 pm this evening, 10 patients had tested positive for the virus. Sri Lanka has accordingly recorded the highest daily surge of COVID-19 cases with a total of 20 during the course of the day.

In the meantime, 17 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering completely.

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