Another 66 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday (July 28) bringing the total death toll to 4,324, the office of the Director-General of Health Services said.
Among the deaths, 41 are of males and 25 of females. The majority of the deaths numbering 49 are of elderly people in the 60 years and above age group.
Meanwhile, 2,370 new COVID-19 cases were reported so far on Thursday, according to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry. Among them, 2,329 are from the New Year cluster and 41 are foreign arrivals currently in quarantine.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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