Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 6: One hundred six more cases of dengue have been reported in Jammu region, taking the total number of patients affected with the disease so far this year to 5317 in the Union Territory.
“With 61 more cases reported in Jammu district yesterday, the number of people affected with the vector-borne disease in the Jammu district has raised to 3304”, a health official said, adding, more than 90% cases have been reported from municipal areas.
He said the Jammu district is followed by Samba with 556 cases while 497 cases were reported from Kathua, 272 from Udhampur, 238 from Reasi, 130 from Rajouri, 135 from Doda, 59 from Poonch, 53 from Ramban, 19 from Kishtwar and 19 from Kashmir region. Thirty-five local cases have also been reported from other states and UTs.
The official further informed that a total of 28680 patients were tested for dengue this year till yesterday out of which 5317 cases were found to be positive. However, it is a matter of relief that only one death has been reported due to dengue this year.
He further revealed that out of 106 dengue cases reported yesterday, 78 were adult (39 males and 39 females) and 28 were children (22 male and 6 female). “A total of 483 patients affected with dengue were hospitalized and of them 396 were discharged after successful treatment while 75 are still under treatment in various hospitals across the UT “, the official added.
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