Colombo (News 1st); The 45th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka was reported late on Wednesday (11), said the Director General of Health Services.

The victim was a 68 year old female from Maligawatte who had passed away at her residence.

The postmortem revealed the Cause of Death was ruled as exacerbation of coronavirus resulting in high blood pressure and eventual cardiac arrest, said the Department of Government Information in a statement.

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