Daily count of new Covid-19 cases reaches 732 and 19 death
Posted on November 15th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka has surpassed the 14,000 mark on Monday.
The official death toll reached 14,014, after 21 more coronavirus related deaths for November 14 were confirmed by the Director General of Health Services.
The deaths confirmed today include 15 males and 06 females while four of the victims are between 30-59 years of age. The other are aged 60 and above.
The Ministry of Health says that another 220 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing the daily count of new cases to 732.
The new cases reported today includes one returnee from overseas while the rest are associated with the ‘New Year’ cluster.
This pushes the tally of confirmed cases of the virus in Sri Lanka to 552,274 while nearly 14,000 infected patients are undergoing treatment across the island.