Alarming Spike: 36 More Dengue Cases Surfaced In 24 Hours

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Rawalpindi: As many as 36 new dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi in the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 1,332 across the district.

Among the new cases, 26 had arrived from Potohar town urban, six from Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi, and two each from Chaklala Cantonment and Potohar rural, informed District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood on Monday.

Dr Sajjad revealed that 126 patients were admitted to district hospitals, of whom 95 were confirmed cases and 1,237 were discharged after treatment.

During indoor surveillance, in the last 24 hours, the teams checked 14,948 houses and larvae were found in 899 homes. While checking 5,145 places, the teams found larvae at 126 sites during outdoor surveillance, further informed District Coordinator.

Dr Mehmood stated that the district administration had registered 21 FIRs, issued tickets to 10, sealed two premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 175,000 against the violations of dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.