The Tricity on Thursday lodged 206 new dengue cases on Thursday as administration officers continued their trouble to check the spread of the vector- borne complaint Panchkula 6 cases A aggregate of 6 new dengue positive cases ( verified with Elisa test) — on with 03 testing positive with the Rapid Diagnostic tests — were reported in Panchkula on Thursday taking the total number of Elisa verified cases to 838 till date The quarter, as per functionary numbers, claims to have witnessed its first and only dengue death on October 27.
As numerous as 72 persons on Thursday visited civil sanitarium and were moreover verified as dengue cases or nominated suspected as they showed dengue like symptoms. A aggregate of 29 persons remained admitted in Civil Hospital Sector 6 The quarter has formerly broken the record of utmost number of cases registered since the 2017 dengue extremity.
As per the quarter medical health records, while a aggregate of 193 had contracted dengue in 2017 till October, with only 14 dengue cases being reported last time The number this time crossed the 200 mark in the alternate week of October, 300 mark on October 17, 350 mark on October 19 and 400 mark on October 23, 500 mark within a week on October 27, 600 mark on November 2, 700 mark on November 8 and 800 mark on November 14. The cases are continuing to rise in the quarter.
Chandigarh 20 cases
The total number of verified dengue cases reported on Thursday in Chandigarh was 20, with the total number of cases in November touching 425 till date.
Mohali 12 cases
As numerous as 12 dengue cases were reported in the quarter on Wednesday, taking the total number to 3725. The quarter health department had transferred 47 suspected samples for testing The quarter had seen a slight decline in the cases as in the last five days 133 cases were reported. This month a aggregate of 1094 cases were reported. The quarter had reported 37 deaths due to the complaint.