COLOMBO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — The number of recorded dengue cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 70,000 mark by Wednesday morning, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry announced on its website.
By Nov. 8, 70,178 cases had been reported, with the highest number of cases reported from the Colombo district (14,884), which is the country’s most populous area, according to the unit.
The unit said that 43 peo