COLOMBO: Director-General of Health Services said on Friday,June 5, that 48 more deaths in Sri Lanka were attributed to COVID-19 infection.
The new victims have moved the country’s death toll to 1,656.
Daily COVID-19 cases count hit 3,398 on Friday (June 04) as 663 more people were tested positive for the virus in Sri Lanka.
The new development brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 199,242.
This is third consecutive day and the fifth instance daily count of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka crossing the 3,000-mark.
Government Information Department stated that the new cases reported on Friday were associated with the New Year coronavirus cluster.
As many as 164,281 recoveries and 1,608 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
According to official data, up to 33,353 active cases are currently under medical care at designated hospitals and treatment centers.
