JAMMU: Dengue has claimed one more life, and 119 further cases of the vector-borne illness have been reported from various locations in Jammu and Kashmir, bringing the year’s total to 3271 cases and four fatalities. According to a health official, Tejpal Pratap, a 20-year-old boy from Bihar who was residing in CTM Colony Kathua on October 10, passed away from dengue in Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. He claimed the patient was sent to GMCH Jammu on October 10 after being diagnosed with dengue fever on October 3 at GMC Kathua. He added that with this passing, there have now been four deaths related to the vector-borne illness this year. “This is the fourth death in Jammu province and the first in Kathua district,” he said. The official added that 119 of the 828 people who had been tested for dengue today had tested positive. Out of the 119 positive cases, 66 instances were reported from the Jammu district, followed by 26 cases in Udhampur, 11 cases in Kathua, 6 cases in Samba, 4 cases in Reasi, 3 cases in Doda, 2 cases in Poonch, and 1 case in Ramban. 98 people and 21 kids are among the individuals who tested positive, he continued. According to him, out of the total 2234 cases documented so far, the majority are from the Jammu district, followed by the Udhampur district (348 cases), Kathua (249 cases), and Samba (218 cases). “There were 64 cases in Rajouri, 31 in Reasi, 30 in Ramban, 24 in Doda, 23 in Poonch, 4 in Kishtwar, 15 in Kashmir and 27 from other parts of the country,” added the official. The official added that a total of 1094 dengue patients had been hospitalised to the hospitals as of now, and that 962 of them had been released while 101 were still receiving treatment. The official stated that “the number of dengue cases is increasing every day” and recommended the public to prevent stagnant water from forming in and around their homes because this is where the mosquitoes that transmit dengue thrive. He advised covering water-filled tanks and kitchenware, as well as emptying the cooler twice a week.
