A youth is reported to have died after suddenly falling ill while traveling in a bus yesterday.
The deceased is a 29-year-old male and a resident of the Etaweerawewa area in Maradhankadawala, Kekirawa.
The Public Health Inspector in charge of the area said the youth was hospitalised after he was found unconscious in the bus.
According to Ada Derana, however, he had died while being transferred to the hospital.
A PCR test conducted on the deceased at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital had revealed that the youth had contracted COVID-19. (NewsWire)