Four more COVID-19 related fatalities have been recorded in Sri Lanka, increasing the death toll to 638.
The Director General of Health Services said among the fatalities confirmed were an 18-year-old girl from Wattala. She passed away at a private hospital on Wednesday due to COVID pneumonia and heart complications.
A 35-year-old male from Nittambuwa also passed away on Wednesday at the Homagama Base Hospital due to COVID pneumonia.
Meanwhile, a 40-year-old male from Pannipitiya passed away yesterday at the Homagama Hospital after contracting the novel coronavirus.
Furthermore, a 71-year-old female from Maharagama passed away yesterday at the Kotelawala Defence University due to COVID pneumonia and several other health complications.
She was admitted to the hospital after exhibiting symptoms while self-isolating at home after arriving in the country recently.