COLOMBO (News 1st); A total of 3,586 people have died of COVID-19 since the 15th of April 2021, said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Wednesday (28).

This number includes 09 people from the Prison Cluster and 3,577 people from the Post-Avurudu Outbreak.

A total of 4,195 people have died of COVID-19 so far in Sri Lanka, said the NOCPCO after another 48 COVID-19 deaths were reported for Monday (26), and confirmed on Tuesday (27).

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