Sri Lanka registered 258 more positive cases of COVID-19 today (February 19) as total novel coronavirus infections reported within the day reached 506. Department of Government Information says all of them are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda cluster. The new development has pushed the country’s confirmed COVID-19 cases count to 78,926. According to COVID-19 figures, 5,930 active cases are still under medical care at selected hospitals and treatment centres. Sri Lanka has also witnessed 430 fatalities due to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Source: The Nation February 19, 2021 15:45 UTC