Daily COVID cases count at 748 today and COVID death toll moves up with 21 new fatalities
Posted on December 7th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 748 today (December 07) as 222 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 569,171.
As many as 543,111 recoveries and 14,505 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the COVID-19 outbreak.
More than 11,500 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 21 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 06, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,505.
According to the figures released by the Govt. Information Department, the deaths reported today include 11 males and 10 females.
Five of the patients are between the ages 30-59 years while the remaining 16 are in the age group of 60 years and above.