COLOMBO : Sri Lanka on Wednesday (June 09) registered 67 more victims of COVID-19, marking the highest number of deaths recorded in a single day. Among the dead were 24 women and 43 men. A total of 2,716 new cases were recorded on Wednesday,June 09
The latest fatalities have moved the country’s death toll to 1,910, the Department of Government Information said.
The Department of Government Information stated that 19 of the victims had succumbed to the virus infection between the period of May 17 – May 31. The rest of them have died between June 01 – June 08.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry reports that another 543 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 2,716.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 213,396.
As many as 180,427 recoveries and 1,843 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 31,126 active cases are currently under medical care.
213,396
Total Confirmed Cases
31,126
Active Cases
2,735
Daily New Cases
31,126
Individuals currently under investigations in hospitals
180,427
Recovered & Discharged
1,843
Deaths
