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Section sizes

Section size for COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka (68 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	12,156	12,156
Background	2,937	2,937
Timeline	14	87,326
First wave (until October 2020)	41	52,560
27 January – 9 March 2020	5,016	5,016
10–23 March 2020	11,193	11,193
24–31 March 2020	4,133	4,133
1 April 2020 – 15 April 2020	5,495	5,495
16 April 2020 – 30 April 2020	7,034	7,034
1 May 2020 – 21 May 2020	11,324	11,324
22 May 2020 – 28 June 2020	8,324	8,324
Second wave (4 October – present)	45	34,752
4 October 2020 – 19 October 2020	8,509	8,509
20 October 2020 – 31 October 2020	19,490	19,490
1 November 2020 – 8 November 2020	4,773	4,773
1 January 2021 – present	1,935	1,935
Clusters	13	20,733
Welisara Navy Camp cluster	2,330	2,330
Kandakadu cluster	1,067	1,067
Minuwangoda and Divulapitiya cluster	7,707	7,707
Alleged violation of quarantine protocol	2,013	2,013
University cases	2,602	2,602
Colombo National Hospital	504	504
Katunayaka Investment Zone	933	933
Peliyagoda fish market cluster	1,376	1,376
Other	2,188	2,188
Response	15,419	75,427
Politics	5,311	5,311
Disposal of bodies	3,791	3,791
Philadelphia Missionary Church	3,368	3,368
Maligawatta stampede	2,247	2,247
Travel restrictions	5,043	5,043
Arrests and legal actions	3,605	3,605
First wave curfews and lockdowns	9,001	9,001
International support	2,640	2,640
Criticisms regarding Big Match	2,055	2,055
Criticisms regarding general public	1,172	1,172
Research and development	5,033	5,033
MSC Magnifica	1,470	1,470
False reports and rumours	10,978	10,978
Prison riots	3,755	3,755
"Nagitimu Sri Lanka"	539	539
Impact	13	42,262
Elections	6,256	6,256
Tourism	647	647
Environment	429	429
Education	3,718	3,718
Government Examinations	1,695	1,695
Entertainment	1,204	1,204
Economy	14,029	14,029
Religious services	3,205	3,205
Sports	11,066	11,066
Vaccination program	2,917	2,917
George Floyd protests	1,267	1,267
Statistics	15	28,097
Charts	13	18,818
Confirmed new cases per day	9,800	9,800
Confirmed deaths per day	9,005	9,005
Total confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths	5,395	5,395
Number of COVID-19 deaths by age as of 31 December 2020	320	320
New cases by week reported	722	722
By region	2,827	2,827
See also	89	89
References	33	33
External links	395	10,138
New cases	3,314	3,314
Recoveries	3,334	3,334
Death per day	3,095	3,095
Total	283,382	283,382

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