COLOMBO : The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 132 Covid-19 related deaths for September 14, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 11,699.
According to the figures released by the Govt. Information Department, the deaths reported today includes 66 males and 66 females.
Three of the victims including two females are below the age of 30 years while twenty-eight are aged between 30 – 59.
A hundred and one of the deaths reported are persons aged 60 and above.
The Epidemiology Unit reported that 572 more people were tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka Wednesday (Sep. 15), moving the daily total of new cases to 2,314.
According to the Government Information Department, the new cases were associated with the New Year Cluster.
This brings the tally of coronavirus infections confirmed in the country to 496,423.
Official data showed that more than 57,400 active cases are currently under medical care at hospitals, treatment centres and homes.
Total recoveries from the virus infection reached 427,254 earlier today as 11,605 more patients were discharged from medical care upon returning to health.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka registered 132 new COVID-related fatalities confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Sep. 14. The new development pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in Sri Lanka to 11,699.
