Sri Lanka confirms 419 new COVID cases and 21 new deaths recorded in Sri Lanka
Posted on December 29th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 419 today (December 29), the Epidemiology Unit said.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 586,183.
As many as 560,085 recoveries and 14,944 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 11,000 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 21 new coronavirus-related deaths for December 28, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,944.
According to the figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 14 males and 07 females.
Seven of the patients are aged between 30-59 years. The remaining 14 are in the age group of 60 years and above.