The number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the country rose to 1,620 with the discovery of 62 new patients yesterday.

This brings the number of patients currently under medical treatment to 829, the Ministry of Health said.

So far, 781 patients have made recovered and discharged from hospitals.

The coronavirus has claimed 10 lives in Sri Lanka.

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