• People urged to keep their surroundings clean and destroy mosquito breeding places

By Sheain Fernandopulle  

Indicating the rapid spread of Dengue, Sri Lanka has registered 2,316 cases within the last seven days.   
Accordingly, around 325 cases have been logged per day.    

Speaking on the situation, Director of the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU), Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said the country has again reached the stage where an average of over 250 cases are recorded per day.    
According to the director, dengue cases are pegged to increase owing to the prevailing rainy conditions.   
“Hence, people are urged to keep their surroundings clean and destroy mosquito breeding places in order to keep dengue at bay,” he added.   

According to the Epidemiology Unit, a total of 88,398 cases were logged in 2023, with the highest number being from the Colombo District, which stood at 18,650.   

The tally of Dengue cases registered in December stood at 11,498, recording the highest number of cases reported in a month in 2023.