By PRIYAN DE SILVA Coconut plantations in the Southern Province are still plagued by the Weligama Coconut Leaf Wilt Disease (WCLWD) although 14 years have elapsed since it was first detected. Over 340,000 coconut palms have been infected and more than 313,000 of them cut down and destroyed. Dr Nayani Arachchige Deputy Director (Research) at […]
Female prisoner among 19 COVID fatalities on Friday (07); Highest daily death toll in Sri Lanka
Female prisoner among 19 COVID fatalities on Friday (07); Highest daily death toll in Sri Lanka
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director General of Health Services confirmed nineteen deaths caused by Covid-19 virus infection on Friday (07). The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 764.
1. The deceased is a 63 year old female resident in Sunandapura. She was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 virus while undergoing treatments in Teaching Hospital Kuliyapitiya and transferred to Iranawila Covid Treatment Centre. She died on 26.04.2021 and the cause of death is mentioned as Myocardial infarction with COVID 19 infection.