14 COVID-19 deaths reported in Sri Lanka for Jan. 15

COLOMBO: The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 14 coronavirus related deaths for Jan. 15, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 15,211.

This includes 04 males and 10 females while four of the victims are in the age group of 30-59 years.

The remaining ten patients are aged 60 years and above.

The Health Ministry says that another 690 persons have tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

This figure includes 03 persons who had arrived from overseas while the remainder are community cases.

Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 caseload climbs to 596,347 with this while currently 12,926 patients infected with the virus are undergoing treatment.