A total of 55,894 dengue cases and 74 confirmed dengue deaths had been reported from all parts of the country within this year as at October 18th (last Friday) evening.
In contrast, only 58 dengue deaths reported for the whole of 2018, experts at the Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit said today.The Epidemiology experts described as &alarming& the sharp increase in the impact of Dengue this year over 2018.
&74 dengue deaths is an alarming rate when it comes to a period of only 10 months.
Last whole year, only 58 dengue deaths were reported.
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