COLOMBO (News 1st): Another 350 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed so far on Thursday (Dec. 03), the Department of Government Information said.

All the new cases are associates of the Peliyagoda COVID-19 cluster.

Thereby, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 25,760.

According to the Epidemiology Unit, Sri Lanka recorded its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Dec. 02), with 878 cases confirmed.

Meanwhile, another 728 COVID-19 patients were discharged today (Dec. 03) following recovery taking the total number of recoveries in the country to 19,032.

The COVID-19 death toll in the country stands at 124.

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