Over 3,000 dengue cases from Western Province

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Dengue Control Unit of the Ministry of Health said that the highest number of 3,731 dengue patients was reported from the Western Province.

The Director of the Dengue Control Unit Specialist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said that there is NO decrease in the number of dengue patients reported to the authorities.

He further noted that the number of dengue patients is increasing every day.

The number of patients reported from the Colombo district this month is 2,063 while the Kalutara district reported 687, and 981 patients from the Gampaha district.