Coronavirus: Nineteen new cases detected, total at 751
May 4, 2020 11:45 pm
Nineteen more persons are confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus, says the Ministry of Health.
Accordingly, the number of new coronavirus cases detected today (04) has climbed to 33, thus raising the total of coronavirus cases in the country to 751 cases.
549 active cases are currently under medical care at hospitals across the island.
Ten patients have been discharged from hospitals today after recovering completely bringing the total recoveries to 194.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka reported another death from the coronavirus, with a 72-year-old female, who previously suffered from kidney ailments, succumbing to the virus.
Thereby, Sri Lanka’s record of fatalities from COVID-19 stands at 8.