Covid-19: Sri Lanka reports 1,235 new cases

February 17, 2022 08:46 pm

The Health Ministry says that another 1,235 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus today (17).

This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered within the country thus far to 633,051.

Meanwhile over 20,000 patients infected with the virus are currently undergoing treatment island-wide.

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