Man, who committed suicide tests positive for COVID-19
Posted by Editor on November 2, 2020 - 12:35 pm
A 27-year-old man who committed suicide in the Wekada area in Panadura has tested positive for COVID-19 reporting the 22nd COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka.
The Epidemiology Unit says that a person who died on admission to the Panadura Base Hospital on October 31 has been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 during the postmortem examination.
Following is the full statement issued by the Government Information Department.
UPDATE: The Department of Government Information has issued a statement stating that it has decided not to consider the 22nd death which was reported in Sri Lanka as a COVID-19 death.
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