Colombo (News 1st); Another 190 apparel workers attached to the Minuwangoda Brandix factory tested positive for COVID-19 confirmed Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva on Wednesday (07) afternoon.

124 new COVID-19 cases were reported from the Minuwangoda cluster on Tuesday (06), said the Department of Government Information adding all cases are from the apparel factory in Minuwangoda.

Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 cases from the Minuwangoda cluster is now at 1,022.

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