Dengue Tally Reaches 2,700 in Rawalpindi

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Rawalpindi: The dengue total tally on Wednesday reached 2,700 positive cases, with the arrival of one more patient from the Metropolitan Corporation area during the last 24 hours.

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, said that 2,692 confirmed patients had been discharged after recovery, while 16 patients were admitted to the district’s health facilities, of which six were positive cases.

5,091 houses were checked and larvae were detected at 55 sites in the city: DCEPC Sajjad

During last week’s indoor vector surveillance, the teams checked 5,091 houses, and larvae were detected at 55 sites, while during outdoor surveillance, larvae were found at four spots while inspecting 3,220 places.

The health official said that in the coming days, the dengue cases would end as the weather turned cooler, which was not suitable for the survival of the dengue mosquito.

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