COVID: 718 cases and 17 more deaths confirmed within the day
Posted on November 9th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 718 today (November 09) as 180 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 546,653.
As many as 522,184 recoveries and 13,892 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the COVID-19 outbreak.
More than 10,577 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 17 more coronavirus-related deaths for November 08, pushing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 13,892.
This includes 10 males and 07 female patients, according to the Department of Government Information.
Two of the victims are aged between 30-59 years, and 14 others are aged 60 years and above. The remaining victim is a male aged below 30 years.