Dengue Tally Surpasses 1400 Cases In Pindi

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Rawalpindi: As many as 56 new dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi in the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 1,477 across the district.

District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood stated that 20 patients had arrived from the Potohar town urban area, 11 from the Municipal Corporation, five from Potohar rural, and three from Rawalpindi cantonment area.

Dr Sajjad revealed that 148 patients were admitted to district hospitals, of whom 90 were confirmed cases and 1,387 were discharged after treatment.

During the last 24 hours, the district administration had registered 37 FIRs, issued tickets to six, sealed two premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 7,500 against the violations of dengue SOPs, said District Coordinator.