Dengue cases surpass 107,000 as Western Province accounts for more than half of infections
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1 min readFrom 4 outlets- Ada Derana reports 107,829 dengue cases and 81 deaths so far this year.
- Newsfirst and Hiru News report 107,651 cases and 81 deaths.
- Newsfirst reports 1,399 cases in the first seven days of November and 29,964 in July.
- Daily Mirror says Western Province accounts for more than half of reported infections.
- Newsfirst reports 3,400 cases across four Colombo high-risk zones.
Ada Derana reports 107,829 dengue cases in Sri Lanka so far this year and a death toll of 81. Newsfirst and Hiru News report the same death toll but give the case count as 107,651.
Newsfirst reports that 1,399 cases were recorded during the first seven days of November, while July had 29,964 cases, the highest monthly total. Newsfirst also reports that Gampaha and Colombo were among the districts with the most cases; its report text does not complete the list.
Daily Mirror reports that the Western Province accounts for more than half of the country’s reported infections. Newsfirst reports that the Colombo Municipal Council identified Mutuwal, Mattakkuliya, Borella and Kirulapone as high-risk zones, with 3,400 cases across them so far this year. Newsfirst’s Sinhala report lists Kirula and Kirulapana in place of some English spellings.
Newsfirst reports that 165 cases had already been recorded within Colombo Municipal Council boundaries during the current month, but its teaser provides no further detail.
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