33 Cases Registered For Violating Dengue SOPs

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Rawalpindi: The District Health Authority (DHA) has lodged 33 FIRs (First Information Reports), issued tickets to eight, sealed two premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on violations of denbue SOPs.

District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood informed on Wednesday that the health department, in collaboration with allied departments, has taken these stern measures against dengue SOP violations during the last 24 hours.

With the arrival of 38 more cases during the last 24 hours, the district’s total tally has reached 1,443 confirmed cases, according Dr Sajjad.

Among the new cases, 26 patients have arrived from the Potohar town urban area, six from Rawalpindi Cantonment, five from the Municipal Corporation, and one from the Chaklala Cantonment area.

Presently, the 148 patients are admitted to different health facilities in the district, of which 109 are confirmed cases and 1,334 are discharged after treatment, according to the health officer.

During indoor surveillance in the last 24 hours, the teams checked 16,695 houses and found larvae in 821 homes. Similarly, while checking 6,972 places, the teams found larvae at 110 sites during outdoor surveillance.