COVID: 714 infections in total and 19 more Covid deaths recorded today
Posted on December 12th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 714 today (December 12) as 172 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 572,902.
As many as 545,051 recoveries and 14,614 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 13,200 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 19 coronavirus related deaths for December 11, increasing the death toll in the country due to the pandemic to 14,614.
The deaths confirmed today include 13 males and 06 females while three of the victims are between the ages 30-59 years.
The remaining sixteen patients are in the age group of 60 years and above.