Nearly 19,000 dengue cases in five months

Nearly 19,000 dengue cases in five months

A total of 18760 dengue cases and 28 dengue deaths had been reported from all parts of the country within this year by the end of last month, the Epidemiology Unit sources said. According to the unit, the highest number of dengue cases, 4066 had been reported from the Colombo district while the second highest number, 2480 had been reported from the Gampaha district.The third highest number of dengue cases, 1887 had been reported from the Jaffna district.