(UTV | COLOMBO) – With three new COVID-19 positive cases being reported, the tally of confirmed cases in Sri Lanka crossed the 2,000 mark on Wednesday evening.
Three more navy personnel from the Iyakachchi quarantine center have tested positive for Coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed patients thus far in the country to 2,001.
Ten new cases have identified so far today (24). Earlier today 07 returnees from the United States had tested positive for the virus.
Accordingly 428 patients infected with COVID-19 are currently under medical care at hospitals while the number of recoveries in Sri Lanka has increased to 1,562.
The death toll due to the virus in the island is 11.