COLOMBO Two more Covid-19 deaths recorded in Sri Lanka bringing the total to 183 on Tuesday,Dec 22.
Department of Government Information said the first victim was a 15-year-old from Dankotuwa area. He had been transferred from Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama to Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) where he passed away today. The cause of death was cited as Covid-19 pneumonia, blood infection and leukaemia.
The other victim, a woman aged 72 years, had died of Covid-19 pneumonia while at her home in Colombo 07. She had passed away on December 20.