Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 5: Five more people were today found positive for Dengue virus taking the total number of people affected with this vector-borne disease in Jammu region to 33.
According to BS Pathania, Director Health Jammu, Five more people including a 1-year-old child has been found positive for Dengue virus. He said all the five affected persons are under the age group of 1-14 years.
He said out of these five persons, three belong to Jammu district while one each belongs to Udhampur and Kathua districts. “With these five fresh cases of Dengue, the total number of patients affected with this vector-borne disease has reached 33”, he added.
He further disclosed that till today blood samples of 274 persons having Dengue like symptoms were tested for Dengue virus out of which 33 were found to be positive for Dengue virus.
Dr Pathania further said that out of these 33 Dengue patients none was serious. However, majority of the patients returned their home after successful treatment at various hospitals in Jammu Province and only some of them are under treatment.
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