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Health officials warn dengue risk persists despite decline in cases
Consultant Specialist at the National Dengue Unit, Dr. Prashila Samaraweera, has cautioned that although the number of dengue patients reported
Summary
The highest monthly figures were recorded in June (21,533 cases) and July (29,962 cases), while August saw 10,156 cases. District‐wise data shows Gampaha leading with 20,415 cases (21.29%), followed by Colombo with 18,981 cases (19.80%), Kandy with 6,174 cases (6.44%), and Kalutara with 6,116 cases (6.38%).
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People
- Prashila Samaraweera2
Organisations
- National Dengue Control Unit2
- Health Promotion Bureau2
Places
- Southern Province
- Central Province
- Western Province
- Sri Lanka
- Kalutara
- Colombo
- Gampaha
- Kandy
Keywords
- persists2
- despite2
- cases2
- risk2
- officials
- reported
- subsided
- decline
- number
- warn
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