Sri Lanka reports 713 new cases of coronavirus and 24 new fatalities
Posted on December 21st, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The Health Ministry says that a total of 713 new cases of coronavirus have been identified within today (21).
This includes one person who had arrived from overseas, the Govt. Information Department reported.
Sri Lanka’s total count of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has climbed to 580,922 with this.
8,212 patients infected with the virus are currently undergoing treatment across the island.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 24 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 20, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,795.
According to the figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 11 males and 13 females.
Five of the patients are between the ages 30-59 years and the remaining 19 are in the age group of 60 years and above.