Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: Twenty one more dengue cases were reported today in Jammu region, taking the number of people affected with this vector-borne disease so far this season to 424.
According to official sources, as on today a total of 2704 patients have been tested for dengue out of which 424 cases have been found positive and reports of 2101 have been found negative while result of 179 samples are still awaited. “No death has been reported due to dengue so far”, they added.
Elaborating more, sources said that out of 424 dengue cases, maximum 327 have been reported in Jammu district followed by 38 in Kathua, 28 in Samba, 10 in Udhampur, seven in Rajouri, six in Doda, three in Poonch, two in Reasi and one each in Ramban and Kishtwar districts.
They further revealed that out of these 424 dengue patients, 298 were adults (194 males and 104 females) and 126 were children (76 males and 50 females).
“So far dengue has not claimed any life in Jammu region and most of the patients affected with the disease have returned to their homes after successful treatment in various hospitals”, they added.
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