Daily coronavirus cases count jumps to 745 and 23 more Covid-19 deaths today
Posted on November 24th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 745 today (November 24) as 227 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 559,605.
As many as 527,929 recoveries and 14,205 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the COVID-19 outbreak.
More than 17,400 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 23 coronavirus related deaths for November 2, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 14,205.
According to the figures released today, the deaths include 11 males and 12 females while one of the victims is below the age of 30 years.
Four patients are between the ages 30-59 years while the remaining 18 are in the age group of 60 years and above.