Health
Punjab reports over 800 dengue cases this year, 92 cases in 24 hours
Lahore: Punjab has witnessed a surge in dengue cases in the last few days as number of cases exceeded 800 across the province, health officials said Friday.
Provincial healthcare experts, who are already dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, have to now also combat a dengue outbreak as in the last 24 hours 92 cases of the mosquito-borne disease were reported in the province.
Punjab's Primary and Secondary Health Imran Sikander has advised people to take special care to maintain cleanliness in their homes, especially during the ongoing monsoon season as the dengue mosquito breeds in water.
As many 92 cases of the mosquito-borne viral infection have been reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, of which 64 were confirmed in Lahore alone.
As many 828 cases of dengue fever have so far been confirmed in the province this year, of which 687 were recorded in Lahore.
However, no deaths have been reported this year, till now, from dengue.
Furthermore, as per the primary and secondary healthcare department, 58 patients of the disease are hospitalised in the province, mostly in Lahore and Rawalpindi.
To combat viral infection, health teams are moving door-to-door to look for the dengue larvae in residential and commercial areas.
As many 322,036 indoors places and 68,839 outdoors places have been inspected in the last 24 hours, the Punjab heath department says.