Accordingly, the total number of fatalities now stand at 232.

The latest patients to succumb to Covid-19 are a 62-year old male inmate of the Negombo prison, an 80-year old female from Colombo 14 and a 64-year old male from Rathnapura.

Meanwhile, according to the situation report of the Epidemiology Unit issued at 10.45pm on Sunday (Jan. 10), a total of 540 fresh cases were found in the day with the total number of infections at 48,380.

It adds that there are 6,823 patients under medical care, 41,325 recoveries and 232 fatalities at the moment.