January 26, 2021 09:19 pm-Sri Lanka has confirmed another Covid-19 related death today (January 26), says the Director-General of Health Services. The victim was identified as a 71-year-old woman who was residing in Ragama area. She had been transferred from the Welisara Base Hospital to National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) after testing positive for Covid-19. The cause of death was recorded as blood poisoning and Covid-19 pneumonia. Following the new development, Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 death toll has reached 288.

Source: The Nation January 26, 2021 15:45 UTC