Highest Dengue cases reported after three years

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Colombo (Daily Mirror) - The number of Dengue cases recorded in the first eleven months of 2023 has reached the highest infection levels in the past three years.

According to the National Dengue Control Unit, the cases reported for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 stood at 31139, 35054 and 76467.

As of December 05, a total of 78,022 cases have been reported in 2023, with the highest number being from the Colombo district, which stood at 16,509.

The Western Province has registered 36,480 cases, the highest province-wise, which represents over 47 percent of the total cases.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has recorded 46 Dengue-related deaths.

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Sina Tuesday, 05 December 2023 05:29 PM

Are we to assume that the Dengue mosquitoes were also practicing quarantine rules during Covid?

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Dengue victim Tuesday, 05 December 2023 08:07 PM

Prevention is better than cure. Think about the days malaria was eradicated. Presently staff on eradication programmes no where to see and have no concern of eradication of Dengue. Mosquitoes are thriving in stagnant water all over SL.

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D P P Prasad Tuesday, 05 December 2023 08:12 PM

Specially the drains around the city limits are blocked due to the wrong disposal of certain materials which are not easily perishable. Such drains are harbouring the breeding mosquitoes. Besides the residents of the urban areas should refrain from discarding the materials like coconut shells and some other plastic and metal containers into the drains. Although the health officers make the general public aware of this horrific situation unless the general public takes the preventive measures in a satisfactory manner nobody can prevent the dengue from spreading

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