Colombo, Dec 16 (Daily Mirror) -  The tally of Dengue cases recorded for 2023 has surpassed the 82,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit.

As of December 16, a total of 82,036 cases have been reported for 2023, with the highest number of cases being from the Colombo district, which stood at 17,310.
The Western Province has recorded 37,804 cases, the highest province-wise. 

The month of November logged 7,995 Dengue cases while in December so far it stands at 5,548.

Moreover, 49 fatalities have been reported in 2023.

In this context, people are urged to keep their surroundings clean and destroy mosquito breeding places in order to keep dengue at bay.