Sri Lanka registered 148 more positive cases of COVID-19 today (February 28) as total novel coronavirus infections reported within the day reached 352. Department of Government Information says 346 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 83,242. According to COVID-19 figures, 3,824 active cases are still under medical care at selected hospitals and treatment centres. Sri Lanka has also witnessed 471 fatalities due to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Source: The Nation February 28, 2021 17:37 UTC