Dengue rears its head in Nikaweratiya

Dengue fever is spreading fast in the four MOH divisions in the Nikaweratiya electorate of the Kurunegala district.

Dr. M. Jayaweera, a senior doctor in Nikaweratiya told the Daily News yesterday that four patients from the Rasnayakapura MOH division, 24 patients from the Nikaweratiya MOH division, 14 patients from the Kotawehera MOH division and two patients from the Kobeigane MOH division have been diagnosed as dengue-positive in the last three days. They are being treated at Nikaweratiya Government Hospital, Kurunegala. Among them, eight are schoolchildren, the doctor said.

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