COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka recorded a total of 2,429 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (12), said the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID – 19 Outbreak.

2,386 of these cases were from the New Year Cluster and the remaining 43 COVID-19 infections were those who returned from overseas.

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