Over one million persons (1,081,303) have been administered with the third dose (booster) of the Pfizer vaccine since October 21, the Epidemiology Unit said.
The Unit said 44,838 people got the booster dose yesterday (8). At present frontline health workers, elderly persons and those with health conditions are given the booster jab.
Twenty-eight people have died from COVID on Tuesday, the Director General of Health announced yesterday. This increases the total deaths from the virus to 14,533. Majority of the deaths were persons above 60 years old and suffering from long-term ailments. Yesterday also recorded 757 COVID positive cases.
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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