Five persons tested positive of COVID-19 today in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, five persons were tested positive of COVID-19 today bringing the number of active cases to 223 while the government announced to carry out up to thousand tests daily to identify more patients.

The country has recorded 91 cases during last five days, a sharp increase from the normal. Seven persons have died and 105 recovered out of 335 infections reported so far.

The four high risk districts including Colombo are under continuous police curfew for around a month now. Colombo district has recorded maximum number of 10 cases so far.