{"id":99167,"date":"2023-12-11T16:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=99167"},"modified":"2023-12-11T16:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:22:15","slug":"sri-lanka-dengue-cases-rise-over-80000-with-47-fatalities-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/99167-sri-lanka-dengue-cases-rise-over-80000-with-47-fatalities-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka: Dengue cases rise over 80000 with 47 fatalities in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Total dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year surpassed 80,000, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDCU said 80,192 cases had been reported as of Sunday, 3,704 of which were reported in December alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statistics, 47 people have succumbed to the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Province remained the most affected with 46.4 percent of the cases reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year surpassed 80,000, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Sunday. 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