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       RAWALPINDI: As many as 125 patients tested positive for dengue and landed in government run hospitals from different parts of the district, taking the season’s tally to 4,080.

       So far eight deaths were reported and 3,860 people returned home after treatment.

       According to district health department, 260 patients are under treatment in Rawalpindi hospitals and seven of them were in critical condition while the dengue serology report of 12 patients are still awaited.

       As many as 81 patients are in Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), 26 in Holy Family Hospital, 61 in Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital, while 41 are in Fauji Foundation Hospital and 51 are in private hospitals.

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       Mostly patients arrived from Dhoke Munchsee, Kotha Kalan, Tench Bhatta, Satellite Town, Mangtal, Afshan Colony, Naseerabad, Shallay Valley, Adiala Road, Rehmatabad, Chaklala, Gulistan Colony, Dhamial, Takht Pari, Gangal, Chak Jalaldin and adjoining areas.

       The officials said that the health department teams were continuing indoor and outdoor operations.

       On Saturday, more than 99 sites, dengue larvae found.Meanwhile, a meeting was held in deputy commissioner office to review the anti-dengue drive in the garrison city and decided to speed up anti-dengue drive.

       Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2024