Forty two people from 15 districts died of rabies last year according to the National Anti-Rabies Unit of the Health Ministry.
Highest number of deaths, 10, was reported from the Batticaloa district. Kurunegala 7, Puttalam and Galle 5 each, Anuradhapura 3, Kalutara, Kandy and Badulla 2 each, Kegalle, Nuwara-Eliya, Matara, Hambantotta, Monaragala and Mullaitivu reported one death each.