Sri Lanka reports another Covid-19 death

Sri Lanka reports another Covid-19 death

January 26, 2021   09:19 pm

Sri Lanka has confirmed another Covid-19 related death today (January 26), says the Director-General of Health Services.

The victim was identified as a 71-year-old woman who was residing in Ragama area.

She had been transferred from the Welisara Base Hospital to National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) after testing positive for Covid-19.

The cause of death was recorded as blood poisoning and Covid-19 pneumonia.

Following the new development, Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 death toll has reached 288.

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