COLOMBO : The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 186 coronavirus related deaths for August 18, increasing the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the virus to 6,790.
This is the highest number of deaths reported within a day since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to the figures released by the Govt. Information Department, the deaths reported today includes 111 males and 75 females.
Four of the victims are below the age of 30 while another thirty-five are between the ages of 30 and 59.
The remaining 147 are aged 60 years and above.
It was also reported that another 1,073 persons have tested positive for Covid-19, increasing the daily count of new cases in Sri Lanka to 3,793.
All new cases confirmed today are associated with the ‘New Year’ Covid-19 cluster.
Accordingly, this brings the tally of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country thus far to 373,165.
A total of 47,847 infected patients are currently under medical care while total Covid-19 recoveries has increased to 318,714.
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