COLOMBO (News 1st):- In a new report published by the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, 10089 people have been identified as dengue patients within the past month.

The highest number of dengue patients, which is 1574 has been reported from the Colombo district. Further, 1211 patients have been identified from the Trincomalee district, with another 1061 patients identified from Jaffna.

In addition, another 1017 patients have been reported from the Batticoloa district.

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