90 dead, over 99,000 affected by dengue in Sri Lanka in 2019

A Hindu devotee lights an oil lamp at a Hindu temple in Colombo on Wednesday (Jan 1). Sri Lanka's Health Ministry announced that that dengue cases in the country had doubled in 2019, when compared to the previous year, with 90 deaths reported and over 99,000 cases reported nationwide. - AFP/ANN

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday (Jan 1) that dengue cases in the country had doubled in 2019, when compared to the previous year, with 90 deaths reported and over 99,000 cases reported nationwide.

The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, quoted in local media reports said November saw the most number of cases with more than 21,000 infected patients.