LUDHIANA: According to civil surgeon of Ludhiana, Rajesh Kumar Bagga no dengue cases were reported from Ludhiana district on Monday.
The total number of dengue positive cases of the district remain at 1,809 and the total number of suspected patients is 2,516, he added.
“The total number of suspected dengue patients in outer district is 493, out of which 408 are dengue positive. The total number of suspected dengue patients in other states is 57 out of which 48 are dengue positive. Of the total of 2,516 suspected dengue cases, 1,809 reported dengue positive,” health department officials said. “Today teams of health department visited 784 houses in Kot Mangal Singh, Guru Arjan Dev Nagar, ESI, New Kartar Nagar, Sant Vihar, Chandra Nagar, Jodhewal Basti, Madhopuri, Pink Vihar, Santokh Nagar, Shivpuri, Indira Colony to check for larvae. No larvae were found in these areas,” they added.
Health department said the teams distributed health education pamphlets, posters, on dengue, Chikungunya, malaria fever and ways to prevent them. It added that till date teams have visited 1,10,715 houses out of which larvae were found in 975 houses.
Health department officials said that till date the department teams have checked 1,75,529 containers out of which 1,049 containers have been found positive. They lso added that to date, a list of 532 positive containers have been sent to the municipal corporation for challan.
Civil surgeon appealed to the people not to allow stagnant water in the coolers, containers, fridges tray, pots and tyres on the roof. He advised the people to wear clothes that cover the body completely and use mosquito repellent.