Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 29: Eighty-four more cases of dengue were reported today from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases so far this year to 4810.
A Health official said that 46 cases were reported today from Jammu district alone while 13 cases were reported from Udhampur, 9 from Kathua, 7 from Rajouri, 6 from Samba, 2 from Reasi and 1 case from Poonch district. The positive patients include 69 adults and 15 children, he added.
He said maximum 3118 cases reported so far are from Jammu district followed by Udhampur district with 650 cases, Kathua 397 cases and Samba 316 cases. “There were 87 cases in Rajouri, 52 in Reasi, 49 in Ramban, 43 in Doda, 27 in Poonch, 7 in Kishtwar, 23 in Kashmir and 37 from other parts of the UT,” the official said.
The official further informed that a total of 1526 dengue patients have been admitted to the hospitals till date and of these, 1408 have been discharged and 63 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.
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