COVID-19 cases tally moves up to 847 with three new patients

COVID-19 cases tally moves up to 847 with three new patients

May 9, 2020   08:01 pm

Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, taking the cases tally to 847.

Nine infections were reported earlier today and it was confirmed that these patients were also from Sri Lanka Navy. The 11 positive cases detected on Friday (08) also turned out to be naval personnel.

Ministry of Health stated that a total of 260 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease and were discharged from hospitals.

According to the Epidemiology Unit, 578 active cases are currently under medical care at selected hospitals across the country.

Sri Lanka has so far confirmed 9 fatalities due to the virus.

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