Around 1000 Dengue Patients Had Been Reported From Island During First Ten Days Of January-Health Ministry

Around 1000 Dengue Patients had been reported from the Island during first ten days of this month according to the National Dengue Control Programme of Ministry Of Health.

Majority of these Dengue Patients had been reported from Colombo,Kandy,Gampaha and Jaffna areas the Dengue Control Programme has stated.

Although the Dengue Control Programme has stated that around 1000 Dengue Patients had been reported during first ten days of this month ,the official web site of the Epidemiology Unit has today (11) indicated that 780 Dengue Patients were reported during this month so far.

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has instructed the Health Authorities to launch Dengue Control Programmes throughout the island this year as well to avoid spreading the disease including schools .