Dengue Tally Reaches 1,732 Cases In Pindi

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Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi’s dengue total tally has reached 1,732 positive cases, with the arrival of 26 more patients during the last 24 hours.

District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood said on Thursday that 18 patients had arrived from the Potohar town urban area: five from Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi, two from Rawalpindi Cantonment, and one from Chaklala Cantonment.

Presently, 1,650 confirmed patients have been discharged after recovery, while 130 patients are admitted to the district’s health facilities, of which 82 are positive cases, informed Dr Sajjad.

During indoor surveillance, in the last 24 hours, the teams checked 9,741 houses and larvae were found in 343 homes. Similarly, while checking 2,619 places, the teams found larvae at 25 sites during outdoor surveillance.

During the last 24 hours, the District Coordinator revealed that the district administration has registered 33 FIRs, issued tickets to 12, sealed two premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 80,000 against the violations of dengue SOPs.