Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Fourteen fresh cases of Dengue were reported in Jammu region taking the total number people affected so far with this vector borne disease in Jammu region to 59.
According to official sources as on today, a total of 550 patients were tested for Dengue out of which 59 cases were found to be positive and reports of 283 were found negative while result of 208 samples are still awaited. “No death has been reported due to Dengue so far”, they added.
Elaborating more, sources said that out of 59 Dengue cases, maximum 52 have been reported in Jammu district, two in Samba and one each in Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur and Doda districts. They further revealed that out of these 59 dengue patients, 45 were adults (30 males and 15 females) and 14 were children (7 males and 7 females).
They said that so far Dengue has not claimed any life in Jammu region and most of the patients affected with the disease have returned to their home after successful treatment in various hospitals.
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