COLOMBO : The total number of people who fell victim to COVID-19 infection in Sri Lanka hasw risen to 185 fatalities, confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Tuesday (September 07).
The new development has pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in Sri Lanka to 10,689.
According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims include 102 males and 83 females.
As many as 140 deaths were reported among elderly people who are aged above 60 years.
In addition, 44 individuals aged between 30-59 years and 01 below 30 years have also succumbed to the virus infection.
It is also reported that another 648 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 2,917.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 474,780.
As many as 389,969 recoveries and 10,689 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 74,122 active cases are currently under medical care.