Srilanka, July 4 -- The National Dengue Control Unit states that the number of dengue patients reported from the Colombo District has exceeded 12,000.



Accordingly, 12,017 cases have been reported so far this year, accounting for 20.43 per cent of the total cases.



The National Dengue Control Unit further announced that a total of 58,810 dengue cases have been reported so far this year, while the death toll has risen to 39.



It is also noted that 2,604 dengue cases were reported within the last 24 hours alone.



Health data indicates that 3,422 cases were reported within the first three days of July.



The highest monthly number of dengue cases during the past seven months was recorded in June, with 21,547 cases.



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