Sargodha Reports 64 Dengue Cases

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Sargodha: As many as 64 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported in Sargodha so far, according to the District Emergency Response Committee for Dengue Control.

A meeting of the District Emergency Response Committee for Dengue Control was held under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Headquarters), Arshad Wattoo, on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by the district heads of all the relevant departments.

Chief Executive Officer of the District Health Authority, Dr Aslam Asad, briefed the meeting and said that so far, 64 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported in the district.

Dr Aslam said dengue vector surveillance teams had identified and eliminated dengue larvae at 2,118 sites so far, while Dengue Virus Report (DVR) resolution, TPV [third party verification] activities, and dengue hotspot coverage remained 100 percent, he told the meeting.

He said that various FIRs [first information reports] had been registered and legal notices had also been issued over violations of standard operation procedures (SOPs) for dengue control.