Sri Lanka confirms 8 more COVID-19 deaths
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on January 17, 2021 - 9:12 pm

Eight more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.
This bring the number of fatalities in Sri Lanka from the COVID-19 outbreak to 264.
The following deaths have been reported:
- 63 year old female, a resident of Kolonnawa.
- 75 year old male, a resident of Colombo 08.
- 27 year old male, a resident of Udupussallawa.
- 87 year old male, a resident of Kegalle.
- 72 year old male, a resident of Dehiwala.
- 66 year old male, a resident of Polonnaruwa.
- 83 year old male, a resident of Colombo 08.
- 75 year old male, a resident of Ududumbara.
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