Coronavirus: 175 fresh cases confirmed

Coronavirus: 175 fresh cases confirmed

November 22, 2020   06:40 pm

Fresh COVID-19 positive cases were identified in Sri Lanka as the total number of cases reported from the Minuwangoda and Peliyagoda clusters reached 16,427.

The Department of Government Information said 175 more persons were tested positive for the virus. 

All the new cases are close contacts of the Peliyagoda Fish Market cluster, reports confirmed.

With the new development, Sri Lanka has confirmed 19,946 novel coronavirus infections to date.

According to the Health Ministry’s data, 14,069 of the confirmed patients have made complete recoveries from the virus.

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