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Dengue deaths rise to alarming levels
View(s):Dengue deaths have risen to 24 in the first two months of this year, with more than 17,600 cases being reported, a top official said yesterday.
The Dengue Control Unit’s Consultant Community Physician, Dr. Prechila Samaraweera, said that during the whole of last year 77 dengue deaths were reported while the number of cases reported in the first two months of last year was 11,133.
Most dengue cases have been reported from the Colombo District where there were 4,400 victims in the past two months followed by the Gampaha district with 2,330 cases. The Galle, Jaffna,Trincomalee and Kurunegala districts also reported a large number of cases.
Dr. Samaraweera said the Dengue Control Unit was launching a National Mosquito Control Week on March 29.