Colombo (News 1st);  726 COVID-19 cases were reported in Sri Lanka on Saturday (06), said the Department of Government Information adding all these cases were from the Peliyagoda Cluster.

Accordingly, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka climbed to 68,576 with 62,594 recoveries.

The total number of infected patients being treated in hospitals is at 5,631.

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