LUDHIANA: Fourteen cases of dengue were reported from various areas of Ludhiana district on Wednesday.
Giving details, civil surgeon, Ludhiana, Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga while briefing about the latest situation on dengue said that 14 dengue patients were reported on Wednesday and with this the total number of dengue cases in the district had increased to 1,897.
“The total number of suspected dengue patients in the outer district is 491, out of which 408 are dengue positive. The total number of suspected dengue patients in other parts of the state is 56, out of which 48 are dengue positive. Thus, a total of 2,444 suspected dengue patients have been reported, out of which 1,802 dengue positive cases have been reported,” health department officials said.
“On Wednesday, teams of the health department visited Samrat Colony, Kot Mangal Singh, Rishi Nagar, Joshi Nagar, Chandra Nagar, Mahavir Jain Colony, Sarabha Nagar, Santokh Nagar, Maligunj Chowk, Sundar Nagar, Islamganj and Pink Vihar Colony to check for dengue larvae. These were found in Rishi Nagar and Joshi Nagar, which were destroyed on the spot by applying larvicide by the teams,” they further said.
They added that on Wednesday, these teams visited 1,029 houses, out of which larvae were found in two houses and teams checked 2,155 containers, out of which two containers were found carrying dengue mosquito larvae.
The health department officials said that the teams distributed health education pamphlets, posters on dengue, chikungunya, malaria and their prevention. They added that till date these teams had visited 1,08,591 houses, out of which larvae were found in 974 houses.
The officials said that till date teams had checked 1,71,482 containers, out of which 1,048 containers had been found with dengue mosquito larvae. They added that till date, a list of 531 positive containers had been sent to the municipal corporation for issuing challans.
The civil surgeon appealed to the people not to allow stagnant water in coolers, containers, fridges tray, pots and tyres on the roofs, etc. He advised the people to wear clothes that cover the body completely and use mosquito repellent.