21 new COVID-19-related deaths confirmed for Jan.30

COLOMBO: The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 21 new coronavirus-related deaths for Jan. 30, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 15,441.

This includes 11 males and 10 females, according to the Department of Government Information.

Five of the victims are in the age group of 30-59 years. Two others are s aged below 30 years and the remaining 14 patients are aged 60 years and above.

The Ministry of Health says that another 1,082 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday.

This figure includes 06 persons who had arrived in the country from overseas.

Sri Lanka’s tally of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country thereby climbed to 611,185.

With this, the number of virus-infected people who are undergoing treatment moved to 17,312. Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 15,441.

This is the second consecutive day Sri Lanka recorded more than 1,000 daily cases of Covid-19.

åFor nearly two weeks, the country has been seeing a resurgence in infections with over 800 people testing positive for the virus