Dengue strikes again as cases top 35,000

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Colombo, August 21 (Daily Mirror) - The tally of dengue cases recorded for 2024 has topped the 35,000 mark, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.

As of August 20, a total of 35,375 cases have been reported in 2024, with the highest number being from the Colombo district, which stood at 8,599.

The Western Province has recorded 14,448 cases, the highest province-wise while the month of August has also logged 2,630 Dengue cases.

Due to recent heavy rainfall in several parts of Sri Lanka, health officials are urging people to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings and eliminate mosquito breeding sites to keep dengue at bay.

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Disappointed resident Wednesday, 21 August 2024 03:02 PM

In Hekitta area there are many lands with full of wild plants. Many of them belong to individuals owners and nobody knows where the owners are and not only mosquitos but also harmful pests like poisonous snakes are breeding there. What are the concerned authorities, including PH Inspectors doing? The president who will be after September 21 should do something to uncultivated and unused private lands in the country.

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Citizen Thursday, 22 August 2024 10:16 AM

Where is "Dengue UNcontrol unit"???

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