Daily count of COVID cases at 695 today and Fourteen more COVID-related deaths in Sri Lanka
Posted on December 18th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 695 today (December 18) as 187 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 579,134.
As many as 547,182 recoveries and 14,734 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 17,200 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 14 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 17, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,734.
According to the figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 09 males and 05 females.
Five of the patients are between the ages 30-59 years and the remaining 09 are in the age group of 60 years and above.