Two dengue cases confirmed

95 cases of dengue had been confirmed from January 2020

LAHORE:

Punjab reported two new confirmed cases of dengue while 642 suspected cases of the viral infection were reported in the province during the last 24 hours.

Punjab Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) officials said on Friday that one confirmed case of dengue was reported in Multan and one in Rawalpindi. All suspected cases of dengue were under surveillance and tests were being conducted.

So far 95 cases of dengue had been confirmed from January this year in the province. However, 85 cases had been discharged after recovery and currently 10 patients of dengue were under treatment. The officials stated that no death due to dengue has been reported this year due to effective measures taken by the government, adding that Punjab government was continuously working against dengue across the province.

The anti-dengue staff recovered dengue larvae from 8,708 places during the last seven days. The P&SHD officials urged citizens to adopt precautionary measures and keep their environment clean and dry to protect themselves from dengue