Sri Lanka’s daily count of Covid cases hits 741 and confirms another 23 deaths
Posted on December 6th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The Health Ministry reported that another 173 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing the daily count of new cases detected to 741.
The coronavirus cases confirmed today includes two returnees from overseas, according to the Epidemiology Unit of the ministry.
Sri Lanka’s total count of Covid-19 cases reported climbs to 568,423 with this while over 11,000 infected patients are currently undergoing treatment in the island.
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 23 coronavirus related deaths for November 05, raising the country’s death toll due to the Covid-19 pandemic to 14,484.
The deaths reported today include 15 males and 08 female patients while three of the deceased are between the ages 30-59 years. The remaining 20 victims are in the age group of 60 years and above.