An Increase Of 10,584 Dengue Pathients This Year Than In Last Year

There's an increase of 10,584 Dengue Patients during eight and half months in this year(January to Mid September) when compared to last year(2015) according to the Epidemiology Unit attached to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.

Accordingly a total number of 40,361 Dengue Patients has been reported  from island wide this year  and there are 65 Dengue Deaths the Ministry has stated.However only 29,777 Dengue Patients had  been reported during the last year(2015) .

Out of the total number of Dengue Patients reported from this year 6674 patients had been reported from Colombo District it has been reported.