Sri Lanka: Deadly dengue claims 164 lives in 7 months

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The deadly dengue outbreak has claimed 164 lives so far this year, health officials said.

The number of cases reported during this seven-month period is 22,159.

The highest number of deaths of 45 was reported from Colombo district followed by Gampaha district with 21 and Jaffna district with 16.

Twenty deaths out of the 45 from Colombo district were reported from the Colombo Municipal Council limits while the other 25 were from areaa including Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia which was declared Dengue high risk zone last week.

July this year has recorded the highest number of dengue patients compared to previous months with 3,341 cases by the 24th.

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