COVID-19 death toll reaches 22

Postmortem of 27-year-old male who died of suicide confirms he was infected with corona virus

• The patient died on admission to the Panadura Base Hospital on October 31

The Epidemiology Unit yesterday said, a person who died of suicide was found to be infected with the corona virus after the postmortem. 

Accordingly, the total deaths of COVID-19 patients rose to 22.   

The Unit, in a statement said, the postmortem of a patient who died on admission to the Panadura Base Hospital on October 31 confirmed that he was infected with the corona virus.  

The deceased is a 27-year-old male from Panadura and the death is reported to have been caused by a suicide.