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Two more Covid-19 patients identified
Mar 20, 202010:13 PM
Two more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 72, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.
As of yesterday (19), the number of Covid-19 patients in the country stood at 59. However, 13 new patients were identified within today alone.
According to reports, over 200 patients are under observation at selected hospitals on suspicion of being infected with the virus.
Meanwhile the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 has stated that 2,738 persons including 30 foreigners are being quarantined at 17 centres across the country.
