Colombo (News 1st);  A total of 655 COVID-19 cases were reported in Sri Lanka on Sunday (13).

444 of these cases were reported from Colombo District and 75 cases were reported from the Gampaha District.

In addition, COVID-19 cases were reported from the following districts :
19 – Kalutara District
01 – Kandy District
05 – Ratnapura District
22 – Kurunegala District
41 – Ampara District
02 – Matara District
03 – Puttlam District
01 – Batticaloa District
01 – Trincomalee District
04 – Anuradhapura District
01 – Moneragala District
04 – Matara District

27 other COVID-19 cases were classified under ‘unidentified localities’.

In addition, 05 returnees from overseas had tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday (13).

04 returnees from the United Kingdom and 01 from Abu Dhabi, had thus tested positive for the coronavirus.

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