The district reported 810 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday – the highest single-day record in the past seven months.
The total number of cases now stands at 70,497, according to a health bulletin published by the health department.
In April alone, 8,199 cases were reported in the district.
The death toll also rose to 574 when two more people succumbed to the virus. That brings the total number of deaths reported in April to 28.
The active case number is 5,033. The last 1,000 active cases were reported in just three days. As of March 1, there were only 24 active cases in the district. With 369 people recovering, the total number of recoveries has increased to 64,890.