The Number Of Dengue Patients Reported This Year Has Exceeded The Number Of Patients Reported Last Year

The total number of Dengue Patients reported from the island during last seven and half months of this year[2016] has exceeded the number of Dengue Patients reported during last year (2015) according to the Epidemiology Unit.

Accordingly 29,777 Dengue Patients have been reported from the island last year and during last seven and half months of this year the number of Dengue Patients reported is 34,773 patients.

The highest number of Dengue Patients reported  this year in a single month , 9910 patients have been reported from the month of July.During the first 15 days of this month 1604 Dengue Patients have been reported from the island the Epidemiology Unit has stated.

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Around 2240 Sri Lankans Have Been Selected For This Year's Haj Pilgrimage

Around 2240 Sri Lankan Muslims have been selected to participate this year's  Haj Pligrimage due to take place in Mecca,Saudi Arabia according to reports.

Accordingly the first batch of Sri Lanka's Haj Pilgrims comprising of 62 had already arrived in Jeddah,Saudi Arabia .

Due to the development activities carried out in Mecca  these days the pilgrims selected for this year's Haj Pilgrimage had been reduced according to sources.

A Youth Had Drowned In The Sea At Wennappuwa

A youth who has arrived in Wennappuwa area along with his friends from Kandy had drowned in the sea on Sunday evening during a sea bath according to the Wennappuwa police.

The drowned youth who is attached to a private company in Kandy arrived in Wennapuwa along with 30 office friends for the a annual trip of the company it has been reported.

The fishermen in Wennappuwa  have launched a search operation to find the body of the drowned youth.

Wennappuwa Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

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