Colombo (News 1st);  A 45-year-old male from Wellampitiya was confirmed to have died of COVID-19, reported the Government Information Department on Tuesday (29) quoting the Director General of Health Services.

The deceased had passed away on the 28th of December while being treated at the Homagama Base Hospital.

The cause of death was ruled as COVID Pneumonia and Kidney Infection.

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