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COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka had not recorded COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak said on Saturday.
A total of 211 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases up to 93,128, a statement issued by the national centre read.
The country’s death toll due to the virus stands at 575.
The deaths reported yesterday, in a statement issued by the department of government information, were of those that had occurred on April 01 and March 1.
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Concerns were raised last week after photographs emerged of Sanath Jayasuriya receiving the Covid jab.
When asked by Colombo Gazette as to how Jayasuriya was among those to be given priority for the vaccine, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the matter is being looked into.
He told Colombo Gazette that Jayasuriya may have been included if he was found to be in an area demarcated as vulnerable.
The Army Commander explained that a small group of people such as frontline health workers, military, police, and people who constantly interact with the public, such as Parliamentarians and others, have been identified as vulnerable groups.