Posted on December 18th, 2020
Courtesy Adaderana
Five new Covid-19 related fatalities have been confirmed in Sri Lanka, says the Director-General of Health Services.
This brings Sri Lanka’s coronavirus death toll to 165.
According to the Department of Government Information, the victims are reported from Kalutara, Colombo and Gampaha districts.
One of the victims is a 72-year-old man from Agalawatte area who died while being admitted to Agalawatte Base Hospital on December 11. The cause of death was cited as Covid-19 infection and heart attack caused by high blood pressure.
An 86-year-old woman also died of Covid-19 infection and heart attack induced by high blood pressure. She had passed away on December 15 at her home in Maggona.
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