Sri Lanka detected 27 new COVID-19 patients on Thursday (07) as the total cases count went up to 824.
Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe stated that 25 of these patients are from Sri Lanka Navy.
One of the other two positive cases has been identified as a child who had come into contact with naval personnel.
The other patient is a person who was repatriated from Dubai on Thursday (07).
