COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka recorded 1,815 COVID-19 cases on Friday (23), said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Saturday (24).

30 of these cases were those who tested positive for COVID-19 following their return from overseas.

The Gampaha District recorded the highest number of 438 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the NOCPCO.

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