A total of 3039 Corona positives had been reported to day (12) in the country ,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so fat to 345,118 according to Director General Of Health Services ,
At the moment 37,199 Corona positives are being treated at Government Hospitals and Quarantine Centers it has been revealed ,
Sri Lanka has reported 156 Corona deaths today (12) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far in the country to 5620 according to Director General Of Health Services
Accordingly 87 Males and 69 females had died due to Corona infection and out of the deceased 121 were of the age over 60 years ,
Many health Professionals including Medical specialists .Nurses ,Public Health Inspectors and Trade Unions /Organizations have demanded the government to imposes a strict lockdown for 3-4 weeks to curb the spread of highly infectious Delta variant in the country ,
These professionals had warned that the total capacity of hospitals will be overwhelmed if the daily Corona infections continue to rise .
Meanwhile Government Nursing Officers Association had stated that more than 5000 health workers including including 1000 nurses had been tested positive for corona virus in the country so far and 4 had died .
Ministry of Health has decided to import 80 tons of Oxygen from India due to the rising demand for oxygen among Corona patients in hospitals according to Health Ministry sources ,
There was a 75 percent increase in Oxygen supply for the Corona positives with breathing difficulties in local hospitals last week it has been revealed ,However still there's no shortage of Oxygen in hospitals according to Ministry sources ,
A total of 2890 Corona Positives and 124 Corona deaths had been reported today (11) in the country according to Director General Of Health Services (DGHS )
Out of the deceased 75 were males and 49 were females it has been revealed .95 of the deceased were of the age over 60 years .
At the moment 36,333 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals and quarantine centers ,
