The deaths confirmed today include 13 males and 06 females while three of the victims are between the ages 30-59 years.

The remaining sixteen patients are in the age group of 60 years and above.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 572,902.

As many as 545,051 recoveries and 14,614 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 13,200 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.