Five dengue cases confirmed

Five confirmed cases of dengue were reported in the province during the last 24 hours. Punjab Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) officials said 570 suspected cases of dengue were also recorded. So far 72 cases of dengue were confirmed from January this year in the province. However, 67 persons had been discharged after recovery and currently five patients of dengue were under treatment. Punjab government was continuously working to prevent spread of dengue across the province, the officials added. The anti-dengue staff recovered dengue larvae from 5,586 places during the last seven days.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 3^rd, 2020.