677 new cases of Covid-19 and 16 new COVID deaths reported in Sri Lanka
Posted on January 14th, 2022
Courtesy Adaderana
The Health Ministry reports that 677 new cases of the coronavirus have been detected today (14).
This figure includes 03 persons who had arrived from overseas while the rest are community cases.
This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 594,996 while over 11,000 infected patients are currently under medical care.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 16 more coronavirus-related deaths for January 13, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 15,190.
According to the official figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 08 males and 08 females.
Five of the patients are between the ages of 30-59 years. One victim is aged below 30 years and the remaining 10 are in the age group of 60 years.