The Director General of Health Services today confirmed six more COVID-19 related deaths, increasing the death toll due to the virus in Sri Lanka to 544. A 70-year-old male from Polgahawela who passed away at the Kandy General Hospital on march 18 due to Covid-19 pneumonia. An 83-year-old woman from Wattala who had passed away at home on March 19 due to Covid-19 related complications. A 96-year-old woman from Pitakotte who had passed away at home on March 14 due to Covid-19 related complications. A 73-eyar-old woman from Shilawathura who had passed away at home on March 10 due to Covid-19 related complications.

Source: The Nation March 19, 2021 18:07 UTC