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22 Jun 2021 - 4 - 2370
A total of 71 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (21) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 2,704.
22 Jun 2021 - 3 - 3068
A drop in number of COVID-19 cases that could be witnessed in coming weeks will not portray as the actual decline in infections in the country, Public Health Inspectors Union claimed.
21 Jun 2021 - 0 - 847
A total of 52 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (20) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 2,633.
21 Jun 2021 - 8 - 5699
The Indian variant of COVID-19 known as Delta is reportedly found in the Pragathipura area in Madiwela, health officials said.
19 Jun 2021 - 1 - 1030
A total of 54 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (18) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 2,534.
18 Jun 2021 - 23 - 5922
There is a high risk that the Indian variant which was originally detected in the Dematagoda area yesterday could spread to the other parts of the country, Public Health Inspectors’ Union warned.
17 Jun 2021 - 5 - 5225
The Dematagoda area where the Indian variant was detected today has remained in isolation since last Saturday (12), Regional Epidemiologist of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Dr Dinu Guruge said.
17 Jun 2021 - 1 - 923
A total of 51 more COVID-19 related fatalities that occurred yesterday were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today taking the death toll to 2,425.
17 Jun 2021 - 10 - 5461
The Delta (B.1.617.2/Indian variant) has been detected from the community for the first time in Sri Lanka, Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of Sri Jayewardenepura University, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said.
17 Jun 2021 - 0 - 2422
The provincial health directors have been instructed to conduct random PCR tests in their respective areas.
16 Jun 2021 - 0 - 1084
A total of 59 more individuals succumbed to the COVID-19 on Tuesday (15) as confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today, the Government Information Department said.
14 Jun 2021 - 3 - 1848
It is not recommended and suitable to wear a face shield as a substitute for a face mask as it does not offer the same protection against the COVID-19 virus, the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) said today.
14 Jun 2021 - 2 - 1279
A total of 57 more COVID-19 related fatalities that occurred yesterday were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today taking the death toll to 2,260.
14 Jun 2021 - 17 - 5433
The Health Ministry has taken steps to change the procedure on announcing COVID-19 related deaths in a single day with effect from today.
13 Jun 2021 - 1 - 1504
A total of 63 more COVID-19 deaths were reported increasing the death toll in Sri Lanka to 2136, the Government Information Department said yesterday.
11 Jun 2021 - 9 - 3810
The Health Ministry today explained the reason as to why COVID-19 deaths that have occurred several days, sometimes, several weeks ago are accumulated to a single day tally.
11 Jun 2021 - 10 - 7613
The COVID-19 death toll in the country surpassed the 2,000 mark with 101 more fatalities being reported, the Epidemiology Unit said.
10 Jun 2021 - 7 - 3115
The COVID-19 variant (Alpha) found in the UK has been detected from nine areas in Sri Lanka, Director of the Allergy, Immunity and Cell Biology Unit at the Sri Jayewardenepura University Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said today.
10 Jun 2021 - 6 - 5088
A total of 67 more COVID-19 related fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services recording the highest single-day tally.
08 Jun 2021 - 1 - 2729
A total of 54 more COVID-19 deaths were reported today recording the highest number of fatalities in a day.
08 Jun 2021 - 1 - 1457
A total of 47 more COVID-19 patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 1,789, the Government Information Department said.
07 Jun 2021 - 6 - 5391
Sri Lankans or dual citizens who are fully vaccinated arriving or transiting or having a travel history within the past 14 days from India, Vietnam, South African countries and South American countries will not be allowed for home quarantine but instead will have to go into a quarantine center, a revised set of guidelines from the Health Ministry said.
06 Jun 2021 - 15 - 6224
The vaccination priority list is to be subject to several changes with the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in future, the Health Ministry said.
05 Jun 2021 - 0 - 815
The number of total confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 200,000 mark with 2,280 more cases being reported today.
05 Jun 2021 - 3 - 1116
The vaccination programme has suffered some sort of setback because of the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath told the Daily Mirror.
04 Jun 2021 - 4 - 2160
A total of 48 more COVID-19 deaths were reported out of which 18 individuals have succumbed to the virus in residences, the Government Information Department said.
03 Jun 2021 - 0 - 1312
Forty two more COVID-19 related deaths were reported bringing the death toll in the country to 1,608, the Government Information Department said.
03 Jun 2021 - 0 - 1351
A total of 39 more COVID-19 patients died of the virus bringing the death toll in the country to 1,566, the Government Information Department said.
02 Jun 2021 - 7 - 1647
The Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases of the Health Ministry has recommended that pregnant women should only be vaccinated with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath told the Daily Mirror.
02 Jun 2021 - 0 - 1706
Forty three more COVID-19 patients passed away due to the virus infection taking the death toll in the country to 1,527, the Government Information Department said.
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