COLOMBO: With another death reported the total of the coronavirus deaths in Sri Lanka has gone up to 23, the Department of Government Information confirmed.
The deceased is a 61-year-old female from Colombo 15.
A postmortem PCR examination carried out following her has confirmed that she had been infected with COVID-19.
Reportedly, she had died at her home and the cause of death has been determined as a lung infection.
This is the second COVID-19 death reported within the day.