Dengue circumstances on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir
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By PTI
JAMMU: Dengue circumstances are on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir.
The mosquito-borne viral illness has claimed 11 lives and left almost 6000 folks sick in Jammu and Kashmir this season, an official stated.
Jammu district alone accounted for the very best 4,464 dengue circumstances, he stated.
Against this backdrop, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday intensified fogging drive to regulate the unfold of the illness.
The fogging drive was launched by JMC Mayor Rajinder Sharma from M A stadium to cowl the areas the place a excessive variety of dengue circumstances has been reported, the official spokesman stated.
He stated the areas coated throughout the drive included Rehari, Paloura, Janipur, Sarwal, Rajpura, Subashnagar, New Plot, Roopnagar, Talab Tillo, Bakshinagar, Muthi, Gandhinagar and Channi Himmat.
The spokesman stated the fogging drives will probably be achieved in all wards of the JMC within the coming days in coordination with the anti-malaria wing of the well being division in Jammu.
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“Such drives shall continue to completely eradicate dengue from the city,” Sharma stated, directing the well being wing of JMC to place in place a ample variety of males and equipment for conducting fogging in every space of town.
According to well being officers, a complete of 11 individuals died resulting from dengue in Jammu and Kashmir this season, whereas almost 6000 others have examined constructive for the an infection.
The mayor appealed to all of the inhabitants of Jammu metropolis to keep away from the buildup of water at their houses, empty water coolers, and pots and hold the environment neat and clear.
JAMMU: Dengue circumstances are on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir.
The mosquito-borne viral illness has claimed 11 lives and left almost 6000 folks sick in Jammu and Kashmir this season, an official stated.
Jammu district alone accounted for the very best 4,464 dengue circumstances, he stated.
Against this backdrop, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday intensified fogging drive to regulate the unfold of the illness.
The fogging drive was launched by JMC Mayor Rajinder Sharma from M A stadium to cowl the areas the place a excessive variety of dengue circumstances has been reported, the official spokesman stated.
He stated the areas coated throughout the drive included Rehari, Paloura, Janipur, Sarwal, Rajpura, Subashnagar, New Plot, Roopnagar, Talab Tillo, Bakshinagar, Muthi, Gandhinagar and Channi Himmat.
The spokesman stated the fogging drives will probably be achieved in all wards of the JMC within the coming days in coordination with the anti-malaria wing of the well being division in Jammu.
ALSO READ | Over 900 dengue circumstances in October, toll rises to 1,876 in Delhi
“Such drives shall continue to completely eradicate dengue from the city,” Sharma stated, directing the well being wing of JMC to place in place a ample variety of males and equipment for conducting fogging in every space of town.
According to well being officers, a complete of 11 individuals died resulting from dengue in Jammu and Kashmir this season, whereas almost 6000 others have examined constructive for the an infection.
The mayor appealed to all of the inhabitants of Jammu metropolis to keep away from the buildup of water at their houses, empty water coolers, and pots and hold the environment neat and clear.
