Colombo (LNW): More than 56,000 cases of dengue have been identified in Sri Lanka this year, with the highest number of cases being detected in the Western Province, revealed the National Dengue Control Unit,
Over 50 per cent of the cases were found in the Western Province, and the risk of the contagion still remains, warned Director of the Unit, Dr. Nalin Ariyaratne.
He added that a large number of dengue cases were also found in the Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Puttalam districts, with a considerable account of cases being traced in the Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts as well.
