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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that three (03) COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country on Friday (Feb. 19), raising Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll to 433.
The details of the deceased are as follows:
01. An 83-year-old male from Matale. He was diagnosed as infected with Covid-19 and transferred from the Matale General Hospital to Theldeniya Base Hospital, where he died on 18.02.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia.
02. A 73-year-old male from Kalagedihena. He was diagnosed as infected with Covid-19 and transferred from the Wathupitiwala Base Hospital to IDH, where he died on 19.02.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia and bacterial infection.
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Colombo (News 1st); The Respiratory Ward of the Matale General Hospital was closed on Thursday (11) after two COVID-19 cases were detected from the ward.
Deputy Director of the Hospital Dr. Prasad Jayasundara speaking to News 1st said the ward was subject to a disinfection process and the two COVID-19 cases were moved to the Theldeniya COVID Treatment Facility.
He said 04 close contacts of the patients were subject to PCR tests and were placed in quarantine.
Further, the hospital staff was also subject to PCR tests and the results received were negative to COVID-19.
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