COLOMBO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The total number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka surpassed the 60,000-mark on Wednesday after over 300 new patients were detected during the day, official statistics from the Health Ministry showed.
Out of the total 60,233 patients detected to date since the first local patient was detected in March, 52,566 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals bringing down the active patient count to 7,379.
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