{
  "id": 16680036,
  "title": "Dengue far from beaten: over 105,000 cases, 79 deaths so far",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/dengue-far-from-beaten-over-105-000-cases-79-deaths-so-far",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:58:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/dengue-far-from-beaten-over-105000-cases-79-deaths-so-far/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dengue cases exceed 105,000; death toll rises to 79 The National Dengue Control Unit said yesterday that 105,097 dengue cases had been reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, while the death toll had risen to 79. The Western Province accounted for the highest proportion of cases, with 54,673 infections, representing 52.02 per cent […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}