Anti-dengue drive to continue despite decline in cases

As the number of patients suffering from the dengue virus has decreased significantly in the hospitals due to the change in the weather, the district health authority has decided to continue the anti-dengue campaign as a dengue surveillance and dengue awareness programme.

In the last 24 hours, only four people fell victim to the dengue virus. The number of dengue patients under treatment in three hospitals in the city has reduced to 26. Out of 500 beds in the dengue wards of three hospitals, 474 beds are currently lying vacant.

So far during this season, the number of people who have lost their lives due to dengue has been seven whereas the number of dengue victims has been 4,739.

At present 12 dengue patients are under treatment at the Benazir Bhutto General Hospital, 10 at the District Headquarters Hospital and four dengue patients are receiving treatment at the Holy Family Hospital.

On the other hand, during the anti-dengue campaign this season, 3,076 FIRs were registered, 694 buildings were sealed, 7,907 challans and 15,621 notices were issued and fines of Rs1.18 million were imposed.

During the dengue surveillance, the dengue larvae recovered from 82 houses and 12 outdoor places during the last 24 hours were immediately destroyed.

At least 92 per cent of the 8,718 hotspots marked for dengue larvae across the district have been cleared and dengue larvae have been eradicated from such places.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2022.