12+ hour, 1+ min ago  (142+ words) Among today's positive cases are 07 persons who were detected from the prisons cluster and 32 who arrived from foreign countries. According to the Department of Government Information, the country has confirmed a total of 93, 295 positive cases since the outbreak of the…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (187+ words) Sri Lanka has further ramped up the COVID-19 national inoculation drive by rolling out a total of 490, 805 vaccinations on Monday (Aug. 09), the State Minister for Supply, Production and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals said. Prof. Channa Jayasumana added that 311, 102 of these individuals…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (167+ words) Eighteen more patients who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 have fully recovered today (04). Two patients from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), 05 from the Welikanda Base Hospital and 11 from the Iranawila Hospital have accordingly been discharged." This brings…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago  (123+ words) The Director General of Health Services today confirmed another 24 deaths that had occurred during the period from 08th to 13th May, due to Covid-19 virus infection. Accordingly, the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka has now moved…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago  (221+ words) The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide has surpassed six million, according to data provided by the Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll from the disease has exceeded 367, 000, and more than 2. 5 million COVID-19 patients have recovered since the…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago  (175+ words) The Ministry of Health says 1, 631 more patients under medical care for COVID-19 have recovered and were discharged from medical care within the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of coronavirus recoveries in the country to 153, 371. Majority of the latest…...

10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (182+ words) Six more Covid-19 infected patients from the Sri Lanka Navy have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospital, the navy spokesman said. He said they were discharged from respective hospitals following their full recovery from the virus, confirmed by…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (412+ words) Legendary Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar has announced he tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet Saturday, Tendulkar -- widely considered the greatest batsman of all time -- said he was experiencing mild symptoms. Others at his home had tested negative, he…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago  (308+ words) Five new Covid-19 related fatalities have been confirmed in Sri Lanka, says the Director-General of Health Services. This brings Sri Lanka's coronavirus death toll to 165. According to the Department of Government Information, the victims are reported from Kalutara, Colombo and…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (167+ words) Sri Lanka has reported another death from the coronavirus pandemic today (March 13), according to the Ministry of Health. Accordingly, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 infection in Sri Lanka has moved to 526. The deceased is a 48-year-old female…...