COLOMBO (News 1st); A record 997 COVID-19 cases were reported in Sri Lanka on Monday (26th April), reported the Department of Government Information.

944 of these infections were from the Peliyagoda Cluster while 08 infections were from the Prison Cluster.

45 people who returned from overseas also tested positive for the Coronavirus.

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