COVID: 716 cases in total and 22 new COVID-related deaths confirmed within the day
Posted on November 13th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 716 today (November 13) as 204 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 549,500.
As many as 523,503 recoveries and 13,972 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the COVID-19 outbreak.
More than 12,000 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 22 new coronavirus-related deaths for November 12, pushing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 13,972.
The deaths confirmed today include 18 males and 04 females, according to the Department of Government Information.
Five of the victims are between the ages 30-59 years while another is aged below 30 years. The remaining 17 are in the age group of 60 years and above.