Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 30: Ten more dengue cases were reported today in Jammu region, taking the number of people affected with this vector-borne disease so far this season to 403.
According to official sources, as on today a total of 2647 patients have been tested for dengue out of which 403 cases have been found positive and reports of 1963 have been found negative while result of 281 samples are still awaited. “No death has been reported due to dengue so far”, they added.
Elaborating more, sources said that out of 403 dengue cases, maximum 315 have been reported in Jammu district followed by 29 in Kathua, 28 in Samba, 10 in Udhampur, seven in Rajouri, six in Doda, three in Poonch, two in Reasi and one each in Ramban and Kishtwar districts.
They further revealed that out of these 403 dengue patients, 279 were adults (183 males and 96 females) and 124 were children (74 males and 50 females).
“So far dengue has not claimed any life in Jammu region and most of the patients affected with the disease have returned to their homes after successful treatment in various hospitals”, they added.
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