Hoshiarpur dist reports only 10 dengue cases this season

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, September 26

The district has reported 10 cases of dengue so far, while 460 cases were reported till September 24 last year. Crediting it to the work being done by the Health Department, the Municipal Corporation and the Municipal Councils, Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyat said employees of the Health Department as well as the MC and Municipal Councils deserved appreciation for this.

She was addressing district residents during a live session on the Facebook. She said since there was a risk of diseases like dengue, malaria, typhoid etc. in these days, if anyone has symptoms of any of these diseases for 3-4 days, then such person should go for corona test. She said it was a matter of great pleasure that almost all panchayats in the district had passed resolutions to support health teams in the battle against corona as well as dengue-malaria etc.

The DC said, “Covid-19 is at its peak in the district. In the last six months the maximum positive patients are coming presently and the number of deaths is also increasing. Therefore, one should not take any relaxation in adopting caution. Around 2,000 samples are being taken daily in the district. Currently, there are 43 hot spots, one containment zone and two micro containment zones in the district.

She appealed to Covid-19 patients in home isolation that patients suffering from other serious diseases should get their treatment in the hospital itself so that they could get oxygen or ventilator facilities if needed. She also informed the people about the use of oxymeter and six-minute walk procedure for health checkup.