Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 31: Nineteen more dengue cases were reported today from various districts of Jammu and Kashmir taking the total number of cases so far this year to 357.
A health official said that 223 people were screened today for dengue in Jammu province out of which 19 turned out to be positive. He said 8 cases each were reported from Jammu and Samab districts, 2 from Rajouri and 1 from Kathua district. The positive patients include 16 adults and 3 children, he added.
He said the maximum 251 cases reported so far are from Jammu district followed by Kathua district with 38 and Samba 31. “There were eight cases each in Reasi and Rajouri, four each in Udhampur and Poonch, 3 in Doda, one in Kishtwar, four in Kashmir and three from other parts of the country,” the official said.
The official further informed that a total of 119 dengue patients have been admitted to the hospitals and of these, 82 have been discharged and 35 patients are undergoing 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.
He said as the dengue mosquito only bites during day, one should wear clothes that cover one’s body.
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