Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 13: Fifty more cases of dengue were reported today from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases so far this year to 5864.
A Health official said that 34 cases were reported today from Jammu district alone while 8 cases each were reported from Udhampur and Kathua districts. The positive patients include 41 adults and 9 children, he added.
He said maximum 3752 cases reported so far are from Jammu district followed by Udhampur district with 852 cases, Kathua 518 cases and Samba 348 cases. “There were 96 cases in Rajouri, 66 in Reasi, 57 in Ramban, 62 in Doda, 36 in Poonch, 8 in Kishtwar, 26 in Kashmir and 39 from other parts of the country,” the official said.
The official further informed that a total of 1863 dengue patients have been admitted to the hospitals till date and of these, 1723 have been discharged and 66 patients are still under treatment.
“With each passing day, the dengue cases are subsiding now,” the official said. However, he advised the citizens not to lower the guard and ensure no stagnation of water in and around their houses as mosquitoes responsible for dengue breed in stagnant water.
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