379 new coronavirus cases reported

379 new coronavirus cases reported

January 20, 2021   07:16 pm

Sri Lanka reported 379 new infections of the novel coronavirus today (20), Army Commander General Shavendra Silva confirmed.

Accordingly, the total count of Covid-19 cases reported in the country reached 54,798.

According to the Health Ministry’s data, 47,215 of the confirmed patients have made complete recoveries from the virus.

However, 7,310 active cases are still under medical care at selected hospitals and treatment centers located across the island.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has witnessed 273 deaths from the virus so far.

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