Sri Lanka records 488 new COVID cases and 16 more fatalities

November 10, 2021 06:43 pm

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 16 more coronavirus-related deaths for November 09, pushing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 13,908.

This includes 08 males and 08 female patients, according to the Department of Government Information.

Two of the victims are aged between 30-59 years, and 14 others are aged 60 years and above.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry reported that another 488 people were tested positive for the novel coronavirus today, increasing the tally of confirmed cases reported in the country to 547,141.

This brings the total number of patients receiving medical care to 10,716.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.