Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 17: Thirty-six 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 6025.
A Health official said that 26 cases were reported today from Jammu district alone while 8 cases each were reported from Kathua and 2 from Udhampur. The positive patients include 34 adults and 2 children, he added.
He said maximum 3841 cases reported so far are from Jammu district followed by Udhampur district with 881 cases, Kathua 549 cases and Samba 349 cases. “There were 97 cases in Rajouri, 66 in Reasi, 65 in Doda, 62 in Ramban, 36 in Poonch, 9 in Kishtwar, 26 in Kashmir and 40 from other parts of the UT,” the official said.
The official further informed that a total of 1911 dengue patients have been admitted to the hospitals till date and of these, 1766 have been discharged and 67 patients are still under treatment.
“With each passing day, the dengue cases are subsiding now,” the official said. However, he advised the citizens not to lower the guard and ensure no stagnation of water in and around their houses as mosquitoes responsible for dengue breed in stagnant water.
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