Colombo, August 22 (newsin.asia) – The number of coronavirus positive patients detected in Sri Lanka crossed the 385,000 mark as another 3,844 new Covid-19 cases had been detected across the country yesterday (21).
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases stands at 385,696 with 55,123 active cases registered across the island and as many as 323,390 recoveries according to the Government Information Department.
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Sri Lanka also registered 198 more Covid-19 related deaths yesterday, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed. The victims have succumbed to the virus infection on Friday (20).
This is the highest number of COVID-19 deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began.
Reportedly, none among the victims were aged below 30 years while 44 of them were aged between 30-59 years and 154 others were aged 60 and above.
The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 7,183 as of now.
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