Rawalpindi district reported 12 more dengue cases on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 188. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, said that six cases were reported from Potohar town urban, five from Chaklala Cantonment and one from Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi area. He said that 54 patients were admitted to Rawalpindi public hospitals, out of which 42 were confirmed cases while 132 were discharged after treatment. Dr Sajjad informed that the district administration had registered 57 FIRs, issued tickets to 15, sealed three premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 against the violations of dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.

He said that during indoor surveillance from January 1 to date, the teams checked 4,523,648 houses in Rawalpindi district and larvae were found in 27,164 homes. Similarly, he added that while checking 1,767,035 places, the teams found larvae at 5,041 sites during outdoor surveillance. Dr Sajjad warned that September was crucial for dengue mosquito breeding as the temperature was decreasing with each passing day due to weather change and urged the residents to adopt precautionary measures to avoid parasite bites.

He advised the residents to keep their surroundings clean, ensure the disposal of garbage properly, and use mosquito nets at night. He also advised the pregnant women, children under the age of five, and people with chronic diseases to take extra precautions against dengue.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)