19 August 2021 09:22 am Views - 160
By Sheain Fernandopulle
About 1,500 people have succumbed to COVID-19 while over 30,000 have been infected with the virus within the past ten days in the country.
Accordingly, 94, 111, 118, 124, 156, 155, 160, 161, 167 and 171 deaths have been reported respectively over the last ten days.
Also, the number of active cases within the same period range from 2,900 to 3,610.
Considering the number of deaths, which continues to increase day by day, the death rate, which was around 1.3 now stands at 6.09 which shows the gravity of the COVID-19 situation in the country. This is reportedly the world’s fourth highest daily deaths by population ratio.
Moreover, there are also allegations with regard to miscalculations of COVID-19 infections and deaths.
Responding to allegations, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath mentioned that there could be shortcomings in calculating the final count as they may lack exact figures.