Sri Lanka’s daily COVID cases cross 1,000 for the sixth consecutive day and 29 more patients succumb to infection
Posted on February 4th, 2022
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The Ministry of Health says that another 1,243 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus today (February 04).
Sri Lanka’s tally of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country thereby climbed to 615,902.
With this, the number of virus-infected people who are undergoing treatment moved to 20,138. Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 15,544.
This is the sixth consecutive day Sri Lanka recorded more than 1,000 daily cases of Covid-19.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 29 new coronavirus-related fatalities for February 03, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 15,544.
This includes 17 males and 12 females, according to the Department of Government Information.
Four of the victims were in the age group of 30-59 years. The remaining 25 virus-infected people were aged 60 years and above.