131 COVID-19 deaths since 04th October in SL

131 COVID-19 deaths since 04th October in Sri Lanka - NOCPCO

by Zulfick Farzan 10-12-2020 | 11:41 AM

Colombo (News 1st); 131 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Sri Lanka from the 04th of October 2020 to-date, said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Thursday (10).

Prior to the 04th of October, only 13 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country.

The following is a breakdown of the deaths reported after the 04th of October 2020 based on the age of the victims.

00 - 09 years

01

0.76%

10 - 30 years

03

2.29%

31 - 40 years

04

3.05%

41 - 50 years

13

9.92%

51 - 60 years

21

16.03%

61 - 70 years

26

19.84%

71 years & above

63

48.09%

The NOCPCO also released details of the COVID-19 deaths confirmed on Wednesday (09).

Death Reported Date Male/ Female Area Age Reason For Death

Dec 08

Male Infant

Colombo 15

20 Days

a. Sepsis and Multi-organ failure

b. COVID -19 pneumonia

Death at Lady

Ridgeway

Hospital

Dec 09

Male

Colombo 10

62

COVID Pneumonia

Contributory Factor: DM, IHD

Death at Base

Hospital

Mulleriyawa