Over 20,000 dengue cases have been reported in the last three months of this year.
The National Dengue Control Program indicates that because of the hot weather these days, the transmission of dengue mosquito larvae has decreased and the reported cases have also decreased by 22.8%.
Colombo Municipal Council area, Kasbewa, Kaduwela, Maharagama, Biyagama, Gampaha, Wattala, Kurunegala, and Chavakachcheri areas have been designated as Dengue high-risk areas.
8 dengue deaths have been reported in these three months.
10,417 infected people were reported in January, 6007 in February, and 3615 in March.
Out of the total number of infected persons, the highest number of infected persons i.e. 7211 infected persons with a percentage of 35.7% are reported from the Western Province, 4215 infected persons with a percentage of 20.9% from the Eastern Province, and 1585 infected persons with a percentage of 7.9% from the Central Province.
The National Dengue Control Program emphasizes that the public should pay attention to cleaning to make their living environment free of dengue mosquito breeding places.
