Country’s COVID deaths 10 times higher than in India: Prof. Angampodi

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The number of COVID deaths reported in Sri Lanka is 10 times higher than the COVID deaths reported from India, Rajarata University Medicine Faculty Prof. Suneth Angampodi said.

He tweeted saying that the number of daily COVID positive cases reported from Sri Lanka is four times higher than the cases reported from India.

The COVID mortality rate reported in Sri Lanka is three times higher than the deaths reported in India.

Also, the number of COVID deaths in Sri Lanka is higher than the COVID deaths reported at the height of COVID expansion in India.

Yet, the test per case -1/8th of India. The high fatality is entirely due to underreporting of cases, Prof. Angampodi said in his Twitter post. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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gpn sena Monday, 09 August 2021 04:27 PM

Dan sapada?

ponna nande Monday, 09 August 2021 04:28 PM

Thanks to our "pani syrup" and "mutti puja"

Michael Ranasinghe Monday, 09 August 2021 04:34 PM

You might be hauled up in the CID for making this statement

RoaringCreek Monday, 09 August 2021 04:39 PM

This is why the "COVID-19 Task Force" has to be disbanded and taken to task.

Joshua Monday, 09 August 2021 04:39 PM

Hope it rings in the ears of the Covid task force.

Sam Silva Monday, 09 August 2021 04:59 PM

Who made it 10 times more than India. That is what you should comment.

Jehan Sam Monday, 09 August 2021 05:00 PM

India recorded 39,000 Covid deaths on Saturday and 491 on the same day. Very easy to disprove what this man has said. One could argue that cases may be underreported but surely not to the extent of it being 4 times the amount of cases India is reporting like he is stating.

Tom jones Monday, 09 August 2021 06:32 PM

India with a population of 1.5 billion has about 450,000 to 500,000. Sri Lanka with a population of only 22 million has more than 5000 cases. Therefore Sri Lanka has more than 5 to 6 times covid deaths than India.

vince Monday, 09 August 2021 11:25 PM

My dear TJ, you got your sums wrong mate. India has 63 times more people than Sri Lanka. Based on these figures if SL has the same population their death numbers would be 333900, which is a whole lot less. This is just an exercise in maths and nothing else

Bandara Monday, 09 August 2021 07:16 PM

Resign covid task force

Bandara Monday, 09 August 2021 07:18 PM

Jehan Sam Did u do maths in school ? India has more population than us so compared we are worse accept the truth

LankaLover Monday, 09 August 2021 09:55 PM

He speaks percentage wise

roobarbie Monday, 09 August 2021 11:25 PM

Angampodi talking rubbish and exciting people. Looks like the man is getting paid by a foreign funded NGO. Traitor!

Pathola Banda Tuesday, 10 August 2021 07:18 AM

Are you with the government or against? Be careful Doctor!

Tupac Tuesday, 10 August 2021 09:10 AM

Now gov is waiting till it become 30 times so they can lockdown!!!! Idiots lockdown now

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