An 83-year-old female from Colombo 14, a 68-year-old male from Chilaw, a 69-year-old male from Ratmalana, a 64-year-old male from Colombo 13 and another 78-year-old male from Colombo 13 have died from COVID-related complications, Director General of Health Services said.
All the deceased have been suffering from non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure and suffered from heart failures due to the virus. Accordingly, the death toll from COVID-19 has increased to 53.
By today (14) morning the Minuwangoda and Peliyagoda cluster has reached 12,690 cases bringing the total number reported in the country to 16,190. Out of the total, 11,030 have been treated and discharged while 5,107 are presently at hospitals and treatment centres, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 said.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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