{
  "id": 425015,
  "title": "Dengue cases near 90,000 as death toll rises to 65",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/dengue-cases-near-90-000-as-death-toll-rises-to-65",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T00:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/dengue-cases-near-90000-as-death-toll-rises-to-65/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon Dengue cases have surged to 89,395 so far this year, with the death toll rising to 65, according to the latest figures released by the National Dengue Control Unit yesterday (9). The figures, based on data recorded up to Saturday (8), show that more than half of the cases reported so […]",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}