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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that FIVE (05) COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country on Monday (Mar. 15), raising Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll to 532.
The details of the deceased are as follows:
01. An 86-year-old female from Jaffna. She died on 13.03.2021 while receiving treatment at Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia and blood poisoning.
02. A 76-year-old female from Gampaha. She was diagnosed as infected with the COVID-19 virus while receiving treatment at Gampaha District Hospital and transferred to IDH, where she died on 13.03.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as multiple organ dysfunction, Covid pneumonia, and acute diabetes.