COVID: 380 new cases take daily count to 1,402
July 18, 2021 09:59 pm
A total of 380 more people tested positive for COVID-19 today (July 18), raising the daily count of positive cases reached 1,402.
According to the Government Information Department, the new cases reported today have been associated with the New Year cluster, which has recorded a total of 276,730 virus infections since mid-April this year.
The new development has brought Sri Lanka’s confirmed coronavirus cases tally to 284,914.
Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that as many as 256,676 patients who were infected with the virus have regained health so far. Meanwhile, the death toll now stands at 3,779.
More than 24,000 are currently under medical care at selected hospitals and treatment centres across the country.
