These infected persons are those who were in quarantine at a quarantine center in Puttalam. The Health authorities stated that this group was identified as those who had maintained close contact with an earlier identified group. Accordingly, today the health authorities had identified 20 coronavirus infected persons. By 4.30 this evening the authorities had identified 10 COVID-19 positive cases.

With the new group testing positive, the total number of infected persons in the country stands at 142.