Over 1,300 new cases of Covid-19 reported and confirms 23 more Covid deaths in Sri Lanka
Posted on February 6th, 2022
Courtesy Adaderana
The Health Ministry says that another 1,331 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country.
This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 618,520.
The number of Covid-19 infected patients currently under medical care across the island is 21,720.
Meanwhile this is the first time that the daily count of fresh cases has surpassed 1,300 since September last year.
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 23 coronavirus related deaths for February 05, pushing the country’s death toll due to the virus pandemic to 15,596.
The deaths reported today includes 11 males and 12 females while one of the victims is below the age of 30 years.
Four of the patients are between the ages 30-59 years while the remaining 18 are aged 60 years and above.