981 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka
Posted by Editor on May 17, 2020 - 11:51 pm
11 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 981, says the Ministry of Health.
In the meantime, a total number of 538 patients have recovered from the deadly virus so far.
Sri Lanka also reported 9 Coronavirus deaths up to now.
Total Confirmed Cases – 981
Active Cases – 434
New Cases for the day – 21
Observation in hospitals – 209
Recovered & Discharged – 538
Total Deaths – 9
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