Sri Lanka registered 151 more positive cases of COVID-19 today (March 18) as total novel coronavirus infections reported within the day reached 313. Department of Government Information says 278 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 89,175. According to COVID-19 figures, 2,693 active cases are still under medical care at designated hospitals and treatment centres. Sri Lanka has also witnessed 538 fatalities due to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Source: The Nation March 18, 2021 17:48 UTC