Another 12 coronavirus related fatalities have been confirmed in Sri Lanka, raising the death toll to 15,284.
The Director General of Health Services in a statement said all 12 deaths occurred yesterday, the 21st of January.
Nine males and three females were among the victims.
11 persons, nine males and two females among the group that succumbed to the virus, were 60 years of age or above.
Meanwhile, a male between 30 and 59 years of age also passed away yesterday after contracting the novel coronavirus.
