Sri Lanka identifies 1,162 new cases of Covid-19 and death toll moves up with 23 new fatalities
Posted on February 12th, 2022
Courtesy Adaderana
The Health Ministry says that another 1,162 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country.
This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 626,966.
According to official figures, 594,738 positive cases have recovered.
Following the new development, the number of virus-infected people who are undergoing treatment moved to 16,451. Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 15,777.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 23 new coronavirus-related fatalities for February 11, moving the death toll in the country from the virus to 15,777.
This includes 12 males and 11 females, according to the Department of Government Information.
Four of the deceased were in the age group of 30-59 years. Another one was aged below 30 years and the remaining 18 victims were aged 60 years and above