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Sri Lanka's Covid-19 cases top 10k mark
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Colombo, Nov 1 (TIWN) Amid a recent resurgence in the number of fresh Covid-19 infections after two new clusters were detected, Sri Lanka's overall coronavirus caseload has surpassed the 10,000 mark, according to the Health Ministry.
So far, at least 4,282 patients have recovered from disease and discharged from hospitals, the Ministry said. The two new clusters were detected in Minuwangoda, located on the outskirts of Colombo, and the second at a fish market in the capital city's Peliyagoda area. Police on Friday declared a curfew throughout the Western Province which includes Colombo, while a curfew in the Gampaha district where Minuwangoda is located has been under a curfew since early October.
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