Another 341 persons who contracted the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, raising the number of recoveries to 546,839.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said accordingly, 16,187 persons are currently receiving treatment for coronavirus at several facilities across the country.
The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka remains at 577,724 following the detection of 758 patients yesterday.
Sri Lanka’s coronavirus death toll is currently at 14,698.
