The government had given a toll of more than 350 but brought this down last week, blaming double counting of bodies that were badly mutilated in the six blasts.
They warned that the final number of dead from the April 21 attacks on three churches and three Colombo hotels would rise further.
"The death toll stands at 257 as of now," Anil Jasinghe, government director general of health services, told AFP. "The death toll slowly increased because there were some in-hospital deaths. There are some body parts as well so it is actually 257-plus."According to the latest count, 496 injured were admitted to hospitals, with 47 still being treated and 12 of those in intensive care.
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