Colombo (LNW): The demise of an individual who was admitted with breathing difficulties and a lung infection was confirmed to be of Covid-19, sources from Kandy National Hospital disclosed.
Subsequent to the individual’s passing, a post-mortem PCR test has revealed a COVID-19 infection.
The deceased, a 65-year-old resident of the Atgala area in Gampola, marks a notable event as one of the few reported deaths following the apparent conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prof. Chandima Jeevandara, Head of the Department of Allergy, Immunology, and Cell Biology at the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, affirms the current spread of the Omicron JN.1 variant in the country.
Globally, the World Health Organisation reports a 52 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases over the last four weeks, with 850,000 new diagnoses and 3,000 reported deaths. The recorded death rate has risen by 8 per cent.
