Colombo (News 1st); 09 People tested positive for COVID-19 so far today, according to the Director-General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe.

05 of them are those who closely associated sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy, 03 of them are sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy and the other is a patient reported from Colombo.

Accordingly, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka rose to 674 this evening.

In addition, 157 people recovered from the virus and were discharged.

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