A COVID-19-related death that occurred on Saturday brought the country’s COVID-19 fatalities to 618.

According to a statement issued by the Department of Government Information, the individual was 52-years-old and lived in Pitabeddara. He tested positive for COVID-19 at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital and was transferred to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.

However, on Saturday, he died of COVID pneumonia and acute leukaemia.

610 persons test positive for COVID-19 over the weekend

Movement restrictions imposed in Thiththawalyaya, Kurunegala