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Dengue risk spreads to 7 districts

By Sahan Rathanasekara

June 14, 2024

The health department says that the spread of dengue has increased in 07 districts.

Those districts are Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Jaffna, Galle, Kandy and Kurunegala.

During the year so far, the number of dengue patients reported from Sri Lanka is 26,084 and the highest number of patients is reported from the Western Province. The number is 9,558.

09 people have died due to dengue disease.