8 new dengue cases reported in Ludhiana in four days

Ludhiana, August 29

Eight new cases of dengue have been reported in the past four days. Now, the total confirmed cases from Ludhiana district have reached 31. A total of 57 cases have been reported so far in Ludhiana of which 31 are from Ludhiana, 21 from other districts and five from other states.

Of the 31 cases reported from Ludhiana, 28 belong to urban areas, one is from Sanhewal, one from Sidhwan Bet and one from Jagraon. Last year, only two confirmed cases were reported.

District Epidemiologist Ramesh said people should not let water get stagnant in and around their houses and should observe every Friday as ‘Dry day’ when they should empty their coolers, flower pots. — TNS