Nearly about 45,000 of the total coronavirus cases reported in Sri Lanka have been children, Dr. Nalin Kitulwatta of Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital stated. He pointed out that a total of fourteen children have died from COVID-19 in Sri LankaDr. Kitulwatta says that the COVID-19 wards at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital are overcrowded as the COVID-19 infection is rapidly spread among children. As of this morning, about 150 children are being treated at Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital and the other two wards under its control. According to statistics, 45,000 children with COVID-19 have been reported in Sri Lanka so far. Fourteen of them have died.”Dr. Nalin Kitulwatta states that there is no need to hospitalize children with COVID-19 infection who show normal symptoms.

Source: The Nation August 08, 2021 09:56 UTC