The Director General of Health Services on Thursday confirmed two more Covid-19 related deaths, increasing Sri Lanka’s death toll due to the virus to 459. One of the deceased is a 62-year-old woman from Kadawatha who had passed away on February 21 while being treated at the Colombo North Teaching Hospital. The cause of death is cited as heart disease along with Covid-19 infection and high levels of blood sugar. She had been disgnosed as Covid-19 positive at the Kiribathgoda Base Hospital and transferred to the Mulleriyawa Base Hospital, where she passed away on February 25. The cause of death is Covid-19 pneumonia and bacterial infection.

Source: The Nation February 25, 2021 16:07 UTC