COLOMBO (News 1st); A record 1,923 COVID-19 infections were reported from Sri Lanka on Monday (03), said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Tuesday (04).

529 COVID-19 cases were reported from the Colombo District and 64 of these cases were detected from Colombo Municipal Council areas and the remaining 465 cases were from other areas in the Colombo District.

60 of those COVID-19 cases were from Piliyandala, 54 cases from Moratuwa, and 47 cases from Boralesgamuwa. (Refer to the attachment below for a complete breakdown).

264 COVID-19 cases were reported from the Kalutara District on Monday (03), while 232 COVID-19 cases were detected from the Gampaha District.

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