Coronavirus: 540 new cases and 22 deaths reported in Sri Lanka today
Posted on October 28th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 22 coronavirus related deaths for October 27, increasing the country’s death toll due to the virus to 13,696.
According to the figures released by the Govt. Information Department, the deaths reported today includes 09 males and 13 females while one of the victims is a youth below the age of 30.
Six of the deceased are between the ages 30-59 and the remaining fifteen and aged 60 and above.
The Health Ministry says that 142 more persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, pushing the daily count of new cases to 540.
This brings Sri Lanka’s total coronavirus case count to 538,860 while the number of infected patinets currently being treated island-wide is 13,301.
Total recoveries has also risen to 511,863 and the death toll due to the pandemic is 13,696.