COVID: 524 cases in total and 19 new COVID deaths confirmed in Sri Lanka on Monday
Posted on December 20th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 524 today (December 20) as 107 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 580,209.
As many as 557,621 recoveries and 14,771 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 7,800 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 19 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 19, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,771.
According to the figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 06 males and 13 females.
Seven of the patients are between the ages 30-59 years and the remaining 12 are in the age group of 60 years and above.