Colombo (News 1st);  414 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday (29), reported the Department of Government Information.

62 – Quarantine Centers
352 – Close contacts of Peliyagoda cluster

Accordingly, the total number of cases from the Peliyagoda and Minuwangoda clusters is 6145

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