326 new cases of coronavirus reported

326 new cases of coronavirus reported

December 16, 2020   07:20 pm

The Government Information Department says that another 326 persons have tested positive for Covid-19.

All new cases are close contacts of Covid-19 patients from the Peliyagoda cluster.

This brings the total number of coronavirus cases from the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prisons clusters to 30,785.

The tally of Covid-19 cases reported within the country thus far has risen to 34,447 while the number of total recoveries has climbed to 25,652.

Presently a total of 8,638 infected patients are being treated at hospitals. 

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