Sri Lanka, July 13 -- A total of 13,293 dengue patients were reported within just the first 12 days of the month July.

The National Dengue Control Unit noted that with this figure, the cumulative count of dengue cases recorded so far has reached 68,672.

Meanwhile, the fatalities due to dengue stood at 47.

A special mosquito control programme commenced today, covering 60 high-risk dengue zones across 11 districts islandwide due to the current situation, the National Dengue Control Unit announced.

The year 2017 stands as the period with the highest number of dengue cases recorded so far, with the figure noted as 186,101.

During that year, the average daily reporting rate of dengue patients remained at 510.

Meanwhile, the number of dai...