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Dengue on the rise in Sri Lanka once again

24 Mar 2022

Sri Lanka is seeing a rapid rise in the cases of its age-old enemy dengue fever once again, the National Dengue Control Unit says. Reportedly, the island has reported a total of 733 dengue patients within the past week. Sri Lanka meanwhile recorded 12,034 dengue patients, in the days that have elapsed this year so far. Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts have seen significantly higher figures while Jaffna District also witnessed an increase. According to the National Dengue Control Unit, 47 MoH areas have been declared as high-risk zones for dengue fever.


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