16th COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka
Posted by Editor on October 25, 2020 - 11:07 pm
Another patient who tested positive for the Coronavirus has died today, marking the 16th death reported in Sri Lanka due to COVID-19.
A 70-year-old male coronavirus patient from Colombo 02 area died while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital today.
This bring the number of fatalities in Sri Lanka from the COVID-19 outbreak to 16.
| Total Confirmed Cases | 7,872 |
| Active Cases | 4,053 |
| New Cases for the day | 351 |
| Observation in hospitals | 537 |
| Recovered & Discharged | 3,803 |
| Total Deaths | 16 |
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