COLOMBO : As many as 22 COVID-related deaths were confirmed in Sri Lanka today May 08, says Director-General of Health Services.
The new development has moved the total number of COVID victims in the country to 786, according to official data.
The media release issued by the Department of Government Information stated that the victims had succumbed to the virus infection between the period of May 02 – May 08.
The deaths were reported from Ragama, Kadawatha, Mulleriyawa, Thalawathugoda, Moratuwa, Lunuketiyamadiththa, Padiyapelella, Colombo 08, Bulathkohupitiya, Hunnasgiriya, Katugastota, Halgranoya, Horampella, Ganemulla, Gurudeniya, Bibila, Agalawatta, Walahanduwa, Poddala, Galagedara and Gannoruwa areas.
Sixteen of the victims were aged between 60-70 years while four were in their eighties. The remaining two were aged between 50-60 years.
COVID pneumonia was identified as a cause of death of majority of the victims. Some of them had suffered from sepsis, heart disease, acute kidney injury, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, acute coronary syndrome and bronchitis as well.
Meanwhile, The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry reports that another 926 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 1,896 on Saturday .
According to the Government Information Department, 1,890 of the new cases reported today are associated with the New Year coronavirus cluster. Meanwhile, the remaining 06 were identified as arrivals from foreign countries.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 123,234.
As many as 103,098 recoveries and 786 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 19,350 active cases are currently under medical care.
