Dengue cases begin to decline in Punjab

Chandigarh, November 9

After hitting the peak last month, dengue cases have started declining in the state.

According to state Health Department, till mid October, the daily average of confirmed dengue cases was 650. Now with decline in temperatures, the daily average of the cases has come down to 250. On October 30, the number of cases was 16,129 and on November 8, the cases reached 19,238. Thus in the last nine days the state has added around 3,000 new cases.

This year the state witnessed the worst dengue breakout as the number of cases has already hit 20,000. Around 70 deaths have been reported. Five districts reported over 50 per cent of the cases. Mohali is the worst affected with over 3,300 cases and 33 deaths, followed by Bathinda with 2,362 cases and five deaths. — TNS