139 COVID-19 fatalities in Sri Lanka since 04th Oct; - NOCPCO

Colombo (News 1st); 139 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Sri Lanka from the 04th of October 2020 to-date, said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Monday (14). Prior to the 04th of October, only 13 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country. The following is a breakdown of the deaths reported after the 04th of October 2020 based on the age of the victims.

00 – 09 years	01	0.71%
10 – 30 years	03	2.15%
31 – 40 years	04	2.87%
41 – 50 years	13	9.35%
51 – 60 years	22	16.54%
61 – 70 years	27	20.86%

71 years & above

63

47.48%

The NOCPCO also released details of the COVID-19 deaths confirmed on Sunday (13).

Death Reported Date	Male/ Female	Area	Age	Cause of Death
12th December	Female	Colombo 10	62	Acute heart attack with Covid pneumonia.	Death at Base Hospital Mulleriyawa
12th December	Female	Wattala	71	Covid pneumonia and a stroke due to blood poisoning.	Death at IDH Hospital
12th December	Male	Matale	76	Heart failure with covid pneumonia.	Death at District Hospital Anuradhapura