COLOMBO : The total number people who fell victim to COVID-19 infection in Sri Lanka reached 145 fatalities, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed on Friday Sep. 03.
The new development has pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in Sri Lanka to 9,951.
According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims include 77 males and 68 females.
As many as 117 deaths were reported among the elderly people who are aged above 60 years.
In addition, 24 individuals aged between 30-59 years and four others below 30 years have also succumbed to the virus infection.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry also recorded another 693 persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 3,333.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 459,459.
As many as 382,476 recoveries and 9,951 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 67,032 active cases are currently under medical care.