Sri Lanka confirmed one death on Saturday due to COVID -19 raising the death toll from the viral disease to 559, according to health authorities.
The Director General of Health Services confirmed the following death caused by COVID -19 virus infection and accordingly the total number of deaths due to COVID -19 infection in Sri Lanka is 559 by now.
01. The deceased is an 82 year old male resident from Colombo-06. He was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 virus while undergoing treatments at Colombo National Hospital and transferred to Mulleriyawa Base Hospital where he died on March 25. The cause of death is mentioned as COVID pneumonia and heart disease.