COLOMBO : The total number people died of COVID-19 infection in Sri Lanka moved up with 144 more fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Saturday (Sep. 11).
The new development has pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in Sri Lanka to 11,296.
According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims include 77 males and 67 females.
As many as 122 deaths were reported among the elderly people aged above 60 years.
In addition, 21 individuals aged between 30-59 years and one female below 30 years have also succumbed to the virus infection.
The Epidemiology Unit reported that 620 more people were tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka today (Sep. 12), moving the daily total of new cases to 2,642.
According to the Government Information Department, 2,641 of them have been associated with the New Year Cluster and the remaining one was identified as returnees from overseas.
This brings the tally of coronavirus infections confirmed in the country to 485,922.
Official data showed that more than 61,800 active cases are currently under medical care at hospitals, treatment centres and homes.
Total recoveries from the virus infection reached 412,812 earlier today as 1,579 more patients were discharged from medical care upon returning to health.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka registered 144 new COVID-related fatalities confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Sep. 11. The new development pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in Sri Lanka to 11,296.
