The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry reports that another 856 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 2,845.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 189,241.
As many as 153,371 recoveries and 1,484 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 34,386 active cases are currently under medical care.
Sri Lanka confirmed 43 deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, May 31, 2021.
The Director General of Health Services Monday confirmed 43 deaths that included four deaths that occurred on Monday and 39 deaths occurred from 20th May to 30th May due to Covid-19 virus infection.
The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 1,484 by now.