Another 22 coronavirus related fatalities have been confirmed in Sri Lanka, raising the death toll to 14,720.
The Director General of Health Services in a statement said all 22 deaths occurred yesterday, the 16th of December.
15 males and seven females were among the victims.
19 persons, 13 males and six females among the group that succumbed to the virus, were 60 years of age or above.
Meanwhile, three individuals, two males and a female, between 30 and 59 years of age also passed away yesterday after contracting the novel coronavirus.
