3 June 2022 08:51 am Views - 162
Dengue fever was fast spreading with the onset of the Southwest monsoon where some 2,857 dengue patients have been reported last month alone, Director of the National Dengue Control Unit Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said yesterday.
He told reporters that a total of 18,782 suspected dengue cases have been reported so far this year.
“Some 313 dengue cases were reported on Wednesday. Most of the cases were reported from Colombo while cases were reported from Kandy, Galle, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kegalle and Ratnapura Districts as well,” he said.
Dr. Samaraweera said there has been an increasing tendency of dengue cases for the last three months and added that cases would drastically increase in days to come due to the Southwest monsoon rains.
He requested people to destroy mosquito breeding grounds in houses, office premises and in public places so as to prevent the disease.
“It was observed that mosquitoes are breeding in construction sites which have been closed down these days due to economic crisis.