Girl dies of dengue in Kandy

During current year 3,278 dengue cases reported

Indika POLKOTUWA and Gamini CHANDRASENA

A schoolgirl of Maha Maya Girls School, Kandy who was admitted to the Kandy General Hospital with high fever died yesterday.

D.K.D. Aresha from Kahalla, Katugastota, a seven-year-old girl had suffered an attack of dengue.

During the current year 3,278 dengue cases were reported in the Kandy district and 33 had succumbed to the disease, Central Province Director of Health Services Dr. Shanthi Samarasinghe said.