Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 7: One hundred seventy-three more cases of dengue (including 55 backlog cases) were reported today from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases so far this year to 2627.
A Health official said that 114 cases were reported today from Jammu district alone while 27 cases were reported from Udhampur, 9 from Kathua, 7 from Samba, 3 each from Rajouri and Reasi, 2 each from Doda and Ramban, 1 each from Poonch and Kishtwar and 4 from other parts of the country. The positive patients include 154 adults and 19 children, he added.
He said maximum 1855 cases reported so far are from Jammu district followed by Udhampur district with 216 cases, Kathua with 197 cases and Samba with 186 cases each. “There were 45 cases in Rajouri, 28 in Ramban, 24 in Reasi, 20 in Doda, 15 in Poonch, 3 in Kishtwar, 15 in Kashmir and 19 from other parts of the country,” the official said.
The official further informed that a total of 868 dengue patients have been admitted to the hospitals till date and of these, 768 have been discharged and 75 patients are still under treatment.
“The dengue cases are rising with each day,” the official said, and advised that citizens should ensure no stagnation of water in and around their houses as mosquitoes responsible for dengue breed in stagnant water. He said that water filled utensils and tanks should be kept covered and the cooler should be empty two times in a week.
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