12th COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka
Posted by Editor on August 23, 2020 - 8:01 am
Another patient who tested positive for the Coronavirus has died today, marking the 12th death reported in Sri Lanka due to COVID-19.
A 47-year-old male coronavirus patient died while receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda today.
This bring the number of fatalities in Sri Lanka from the COVID-19 outbreak to 12.
| Total Confirmed Cases | 2,947 |
| Active Cases | 137 |
| New Cases for the day | 0 |
| Observation in hospitals | 65 |
| Recovered & Discharged | 2,798 |
| Total Deaths | 12 |
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