Four more Covid-19 deaths were reported today surpassing the toll of Covid-19 deaths in Sri Lanka 602 mark.
According to the Government Information Department, two females aged 71, 74, and two males aged 76, 45 are among the deceased.
The details of the victims are as follows,
1. The deceased is a 76-year-old male resident in Maharagama. He was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 virus while undergoing treatments at Sri Jayawardhanapura Hospital and transferred to IDH Hospital where he died on 11.04.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as COVID Pneumonia, Hypertension and Myocardial Infarction.
2. The deceased is a 71-year-old female resident in Akuressa. She was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 while undergoing treatments at a private hospital in Colombo and transferred to IDH Hospital where she died on 12.04.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as Septic shock, Acute Kidney Injury, COVID 19 Pneumonia, Chronic Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperthyroidism, Dyslipidaemia and Bronchial Asthma.
3. The deceased is a 74-year-old female resident in Narahenpita. She was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 while undergoing treatments at National Hospital Colombo and transferred to Base Hospital Homagama where she died on 12.04.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as COVID 19 infection, septicaemia associated with chronic lung disease and right pleural effusion.
4. The deceased is a 45-year-old male resident in Galle. He was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 while undergoing treatments at Cancer Hospital Maharagama and transferred to IDH Hospital where he died on 11.04.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as haemorrhage in COVID 19 infection and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).