Daily COVID cases count tops 2,400 today

Daily COVID cases count tops 2,400 today

July 30, 2021   10:40 pm

A total of 825 more people were tested positive for COVID-19 today (July 30), increasing the daily count of positive cases to 2,460.

According to the Government Information Department, 2,455 of the new cases reported today have been associated with the New Year cluster.

The new development has brought Sri Lanka’s confirmed coronavirus cases tally to 306,662.

Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that as many as 275,212 patients who were infected with the virus have regained health so far. Meanwhile, the death toll now stands at 4,380.

More than 27,000 are currently under medical care at selected hospitals and treatment centres across the country.

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