Colombo (News 1st); 280 COVID-19 cases were reported from the Colombo District on Saturday (13) and 37 of these patients were from Colombo 05 (Narahenpita), said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

A total of 27,523 COVID-19 cases were reported from the Colombo District from the 04th of October 2020.

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