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Colombo, December 27 (IANS) The total number of coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka has passed 40,000 after another 500 people tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.
The total number of patients reached 40,282, of whom 32,051 patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital, which reduced the number of active patients to 8,045, the Xinhua News Agency said citing the ministry in its report. last update on Saturday.
A total of 186 deaths have been reported from the virus, according to the Department of Health.
Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of a second wave of the virus after two new groups were reported in October, one from a fish market in the capital and the other from a garment factory on the outskirts. from Colombo, leading to parts of the capital being placed in isolation.
Schools in the western province have remained closed since October.
–IANS
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