Sri Lanka registered 182 more positive cases of COVID-19 today (March 12) as total novel coronavirus infections reported within the day reached 297. Department of Government Information says 236 of today’s cases are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda cluster. New development has pushed the country’s confirmed COVID-19 cases count to 87,286. According to COVID-19 figures, 2,803 active cases are still under medical care at designated hospitals and treatment centres. Sri Lanka has also witnessed 525 fatalities due to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Source: The Nation March 12, 2021 18:03 UTC