Today Sri Lanka records 561 coronavirus cases. According to official stats Sri Lanka’s weekly average of PCR tests count show about 5,600 per day. Test positivity rate has decreased to 9%. It was around 35% during early September. Currently there are only 19,302 active COVID patients.

Sri Lanka records 29 COVID related deaths. According to the Director General of Health Services, 29 deaths had taken place October 24 the total number of fatalities in Sri Lanka increased to 13,640.