Patients believed to be infected with Dengue, had been admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in large numbers, hospital sources said.  

They said child patients were common among patients with fever and two of the children’s wards had been filled with them.

The Deputy Director of the Hospital, Dr. Lionel Muhandiram said investigations were being carried to determine if the patients were infected with dengue.

However he said that there were patients diagnosed with dengue.

He said the immediate treatments were being given to the patients.(Rekha Tharangani)