COLOMBO : The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed another 175 coronavirus-related deaths for September 08 (yesterday), increasing the official death toll in the country to 10,864.
According to the figures reported by the Department of Government Information on Thursday, Sept. 09 , the victims include 96 males and 79 females while only one are below the age of 30.
Thirty-five of the Covid-19 deaths are individuals between the ages of 30-59 and the remaining 139 are persons aged 60 and above.The Epidemiology Unit also reported another 910 persons have tested positive for coronavirus, increasing the daily count of new Covid-19 cases identified today to 2,856.
This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country thus far to 477,636.
The number of infected patients currently under medical care at hospitals and treatment centers and under home-based care is 58,656.
Meanwhile total recoveries from the virus has risen to 408,116 and the death toll stands at 10,864.
