COLOMBO (News 1st); The Gampaha District recorded the highest number of 761 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

101 of these cases were from Divulapitiya and 100 were from Kadawatha while 71 COVID-19 cases were from Katana.

The Kalutara District recorded 493 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (19) while Galle and Kurunegala Districts recorded 275 & 265 COVID-19 cases respectively.

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