Dengue stings Mohali residents hard

Mohali, October 31

A total of 100 fresh dengue cases surfaced during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the district to 2,631. However, no death due to dengue was reported from across the district till this evening, health officials said.

A total of 2,631 dengue cases have been reported from the district in the past two months. While September saw 344 cases and two deaths, as many as 2,260 cases with 31 fatalities surfaced till October 31. A total of 260 samples of suspected dengue patients were collected. Out of these, 100 tested positive for the disease. A total of 410 dengue cases surfaced from the district in the past five days.

Civil Surgeon Dr Adarshpal Kaur said: “We have an alarming situation at our hands. To deal with it, anti-dengue drives have already been started. However, we need full cooperation of residents as well. The number of anti-larvae teams has been increased as our aim is to check the spread of vector-borne diseases.” — TNS