Alarming Spike: 49 More Dengue Cases Surfaced In 24 Hours

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Rawalpindi: As many as 49 more dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed dengue cases to 903 across the district.

Dr Sajjad Mehmood , the District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC),  said that 30 new cases had arrived from Potohar town urban, 10 from Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi, three from Rawalpindi cantonment, and two from Potohar rural.

At least 130 patients were admitted to district hospitals, with 96 were confirmed and 807 were discharged after treatment, the health coordinator added.

Dr Sajjad informed that the district administration had registered 50 cases, issued challan tickets to 14, sealed two premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 42,500 against the violations of dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.

During indoor surveillance in the last 24 hours, the teams checked 22,923 houses, and larvae were found in 1,212 homes.

Similarly, he added that while checking 9,427 places, the teams found larvae at 191 sites during outdoor surveillance.