9 February 2021 03:29 pm
A 59-year-old Sub Inspector of Police attached to the Monaragala Police station died due to COVID-19, and the first such death from the viral infection in the Sri Lanka Police Department.
He was admitted to the Moneragala Hospital on February 3 following a heart complication, but died at the Kandy Hospital where he was rushed for further treatment.
The PCR test confirmed that he had been infected with the virus.