COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka recorded a total of 1,665 COVID-19 cases on Monday (26), said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

12 of these cases were those who tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from seas.

The Kalutara District recorded the highest number of 293 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours.

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