1,742 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

1,742 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

September 15, 2021   06:11 pm

The Ministry of Health today (September 15) confirmed another 1,742 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

All new Covid-19 cases reported today are associated with the New Year cluster. 

This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases identified in the country thus far to 495,851.

Sri Lanka has reported a total of 427,254 recoveries from the virus so far.

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