COLOMBO : The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that Sri Lanka has reported 27 more deaths and 2,572 new cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday May 27.
As per the Department of Government Information, the reported deaths had occurred between May 22 and May 27.
They are identified as residents of Gurutalawa, Badalkumbura, Kandy, Agalawatta, Wennappuwa, Polonnaruwa, Welipenna, Matale, Aluthgama, Maggona, Darga Nagar, Morapitya, Kalutara-South, Galpatha, Beruwala, Galle, Wattegedara, Boossa, Millewa, Neboda, Bulathsinhala, Kadawatha, Wattala, Wellampitiya, and Colombo 15.
Accordingly, the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka has risen to 1,325.
With the daily total of new cases moving to 2,572, the confirmed cases of coronavirus cases had reached 174,849.
As many as 143,789 recoveries and 1,298 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 29,762 active cases are currently under medical care.
