Five more COVID-19 fatalities have been recorded in Sri Lanka, raising the death toll to 566.
The Director General of Health Services in a statement said all five deaths were confirmed from the Western Province.
Accordingly, a 45-year-old male from Colombo 15, a 55-year-old male from Kalutara South, a 63-year-old male from Kandana, a 67-year-old male from Colombo 13 and a 70-year-old male from Ethul Kotte have passed away after contracting the novel coronavirus.