Dengue victims: Pindi’s tally crosses 40
Two new cases were registered at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and one at the Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH).
RAWALPINDI:
Another three patients tested positive for dengue in Rawalpindi on Saturday, taking the total number of cases this season to 41.
Two new cases were registered at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and one at the Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH).
Three public hospitals of the city received 15 suspected patients during the last 24 hours while the hospitals have checked a total of 642 suspected dengue patients so far.
The number of patients visiting dengue OPDs set up at the hospitals has been on the rise as within last 24 hours, as many as 47 patients were examined at the allied hospitals. Of them, 15 patients were admitted after being suspected of suffering from the disease.
HFH Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Javed Hayat said 317 suspected patients were registered with the hospital, of which 25 have tested positive. At BBH, 291 patients with suspected dengue fever were registered and 16 have been confirmed positive. Of the 34 patients at District Headquarters Hospital, none tested positive for the virus.
Hayat said 15 dengue patients are currently admitted at HFH and five at BBH.
Destroying breeding grounds
Meanwhile, the provincial environment protection agency (EPA) on Saturday inspected 38 sites and sealed a shop besides lodging two FIRs against hygiene violators. The EPA team also removed stagnant water from various locations to deny dengue larva a breeding ground.
The EPA teams visited 38 points, including 27 tyre shops, nine junkyards and warehouses and two under-construction buildings to inspect potential dengue breeding sites. An EPA official said that during the inspection, as many as 35 sites were declared safe as no dengue larvae was found there.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2014.
Another three patients tested positive for dengue in Rawalpindi on Saturday, taking the total number of cases this season to 41.
Two new cases were registered at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and one at the Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH).
Three public hospitals of the city received 15 suspected patients during the last 24 hours while the hospitals have checked a total of 642 suspected dengue patients so far.
The number of patients visiting dengue OPDs set up at the hospitals has been on the rise as within last 24 hours, as many as 47 patients were examined at the allied hospitals. Of them, 15 patients were admitted after being suspected of suffering from the disease.
HFH Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Javed Hayat said 317 suspected patients were registered with the hospital, of which 25 have tested positive. At BBH, 291 patients with suspected dengue fever were registered and 16 have been confirmed positive. Of the 34 patients at District Headquarters Hospital, none tested positive for the virus.
Hayat said 15 dengue patients are currently admitted at HFH and five at BBH.
Destroying breeding grounds
Meanwhile, the provincial environment protection agency (EPA) on Saturday inspected 38 sites and sealed a shop besides lodging two FIRs against hygiene violators. The EPA team also removed stagnant water from various locations to deny dengue larva a breeding ground.
The EPA teams visited 38 points, including 27 tyre shops, nine junkyards and warehouses and two under-construction buildings to inspect potential dengue breeding sites. An EPA official said that during the inspection, as many as 35 sites were declared safe as no dengue larvae was found there.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2014.