Another 1,406 COVID-19 cases have been detected in Sri Lanka today, raising the number of confirmed infections to 315,175.
All new cases have been linked to the New Year COVID-19 cluster.
Accordingly, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said 27,834 persons are currently receiving treatment for coronavirus at several facilities across the country.
Earlier today, 1,902 persons who recovered from COVID-19 were discharged from hospitals, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 282,770.
1,516 suspected COVID-19 cases are also under medical observation at present.
