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Dengue deaths in Kurunegala:
Two children among six victims
Ariyapala Wansathilake Kurunegala central special
corr.
Six dengue patients have died in the Kurunegala district so far
according to latest records. Among them were two schoolchildren.
The latest death of an adult male was recorded from the Mallawapitiya
hospital. He along with his wife was admitted to the hospital Intensive
Care Unit on Monday on suspicion of contacting dengue fever.
Another four patients are also undergoing treatment at the hospital
for dengue, hospital sources told the Daily News.
Medical teams were kept on alert while volunteers visited homes to
identify dengue breeding places and induce householders to clean them.
Hospital sources said there were 12 cases of dengue recorded in the
Kurunegala District. |
