A 47-year-old woman, who returned from India and being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) died due to Covid-19 related illnesses this morning, reporting the 12th death from the Covid virus infection in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.
The 47 year old victim who was from Mawathagama, had returned from Chennai on 20 August along with her husband.
She had gone to Chennai for her cancer treatment, Ministry of Health said.
She had been identified as a Covid patient when she returned to Sri Lanka on 20th August. Then she was admitted to the IDH hospital yesterday.
Her funeral is scheduled to be held at 01 PM today. Her husband who is in quarantine at the moment has been granted special permission to attend the funeral. (NewsWire)
