Pindi District Records 2,133 Confirmed Dengue Cases

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Rawalpindi: As many as 30 new dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi during the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 2,133 in the district.

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood said that among the new cases, 15 patients have arrived from the Potohar town urban area, 10 from Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi, three from Rawalpindi Cantonment and two from Potohar rural.

Presently, 2,059 confirmed patients have been discharged after recovery while 89 patients are admitted to the district’s health facilities of which 73 are positive cases, informed Dr Mehmood.

The Health Officer revealed that the district administration, in collaboration with allied departments, has registered 4,180 FIRs, sealed 619 premises, issued tickets to 1,205, and imposed a fine of Rs 84,42,304 on violations of dengue SOPs in 2023.

During the last day’s indoor vector surveillance, the teams checked 13,220 houses, and larvae were detected at 502 sites, while during outdoor surveillance, larvae were found at 70 spots while inspecting 6,748 places.

Dr Sajjad expressed hope that dengue cases would decline in the coming days as the weather conditions were changing. However, he urged the residents to remove accumulated water after rain as it was the leading cause of larvae breeding.