A total of 47,530 dengue cases and 29 related deaths have been reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, according to the latest data released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). MORE..
The NDCU stated that a total of 13,689 dengue cases have been reported so far within the month of June alone. Meanwhile, 51.90% of all reported dengue cases have been recorded from the Western Province, while 16.18% have been reported from the Southern Province.
Summarised from Ada Derana
People- Nandika Sanath Kumanayake
- Kapila Kannangara
- Panadura
Organisations- National Dengue Control Unit2
- NDCU
Places- Gampaha District2
- Kalutara District
- Southern Province
- Colombo District
- Western Province
- Matara District
- Sri Lanka
- Biyagama
Keywords- cases2
- infections
- outbreak
- records
- deaths
- health
- surge
- over
- this
- year
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