Government is considering whether to increase the Water bills of consumers who are using over 30 units of water according to Minister of Water drainage Vasudeva Nanayakkare .
Another 18 Corona deaths had been reported in the country today (04) ,Increasing the total number of Corona deaths that had been reported so far to 15,055 the Director General Of Health Services (DGHS) has stated .
Accordingly 10 males and 08 females had died due to Corona infection the DGHS has stated ,Out of the deceased 10 were over 60 years of age and 05 were belonged to 30-60 year age group it has been revealed .Another 03 were under 30 years of age it has been reported .
A total of 629 Corona Positives had been reported in the country today (04) Increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far in the country to 588,929 according to Epidemiology Unit ,Out of these positives 09 were foreign arrivals it has been announced.
At the moment 12,603 Corona Positives are being treated at Quarantine Centers ,Hospitals and under home care system the Unit has stated ,
Only 6652 PCR tests and 2050 Rapid Antigen Tests had been performed in the country yesterday (03) it has been reported.
National Water Supplies and drainage board had decided to stop providing the 10 percent discount given to customers who consume less than 25 units of water with effect from this month according to the Board .
The Water Board had decided to stop providing the discount due to the inability to allocate funds for it the Board had statrd .Water Board had provided the discount for those consumers consume less than 25 units of water monthly since the year 2012 .
As the government has not responded to the proposal made by the Water Board to increase the water bill The board has decided to cut this facility provided for the consumers it is learnt .
A total of 365 Corona positives had been reported in the country today (03) Increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 588,330 according to Epidemiology Unit .
At the moment 12,135 Corona positives are being treated at Hospitals ,Quarantine centers and under home care system the Unit has stated .
