The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 23 January 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Disposal of the Dead Due to COVID-19 During 2019–2022

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In response to a parliamentary question, Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa provided official COVID-19 statistics up to 31 December 2022, stating that Sri Lanka recorded 671,893 laboratory-confirmed cases and 16,817 confirmed deaths. He gave the death breakdown by age, sex and province, noting the highest deaths among those aged 70–80, more male than female deaths, and the largest provincial total in the Western Province. He also cited selected district figures and said full district-wise, ethnicity and religion breakdowns are maintained by the Epidemiology Unit and can be provided.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the answer is as follows.

¶ 02 (a) (i) Total laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases from the start of the pandemic to 31 December 2022: 671,893.

¶ 03 (ii) Total confirmed COVID-19 deaths from the start of the pandemic to 31 December 2022: 16,817.

¶ 04 (iii) Breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 deaths (as per Epidemiology Unit data):

¶ 05 By age group: - 0–10: 43 - 10–20: 46 - 20–30: 134 - 30–40: 373 - 40–50: 1,024 - 50–60: 2,280 - 60–70: 3,931 - 70–80: 5,120 - 80–90: 3,144 - 90–100: 708 - 100–110: 14 Total: 16,817

¶ 06 By sex: - Female: 7,361 - Male: 9,456 Total: 16,817

¶ 07 By province: - Southern: 1,537 - Central: 1,451 - Eastern: 748 - Sabaragamuwa: 1,454 - Uva: 748 - Western: 8,012 - Northern: 691 - North Central: 605 - North Western: 1,449 Total: 16,817

¶ 08 By district (partial list presented): - Galle: 895 - Hambantota: 237 - Matara: 405 - Nuwara Eliya: 329 - Kandy: 834 - Matale: 288 - Kegalle: 559 - Ratnapura: 895 - Trincomalee: 229 - Ampara: 271 - Batticaloa: 248 - Badulla: 505 - Monaragala: 243 - Colombo: 3,335

¶ 09 (Additional district-wise, ethnicity and religion breakdowns are maintained by the Epidemiology Unit and can be provided in full.)

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 23 January 2025 ·No. 1738314169039521 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10476