RAWALPINDI:The District Health Authority (DHA) Rawalpindi reported a total of 73 confirmed dengue cases for the year.
Recent statistics shared on Sunday, show the health authorities maintaining intensive field surveillance, sealing 686 commercial premises, and registering 2,798 FIRs to curb vector breeding across the district.
According to hospital surveillance data, medical facilities have screened 6,077 patients to date, identifying 5,591 suspected cases. Seven confirmed dengue patients remain admitted across designated hospitals under active clinical care, with zero disease-related deaths recorded in the district this year.
Field surveillance operations, executed by 415 outdoor teams and 985 indoor teams, maintained 100 percent weekly coverage across all 17,859 registered hotspot locations registered with the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB).
To enforce anti-dengue protocols and eliminate breeding sites, administrative teams issued 2,331 legal challans and imposed fines totaling Rs. 3,156,000 on non-compliant property owners and commercial establishments.
Inter-departmental coordination remained active through 35 District Emergency Response Committee (DERC) meetings and 112 Tehsil Emergency Response Committee (TERC) sessions held this year.
Vector surveillance metrics with critical larva concentration across specific Union Councils, with Dhoke Hassu Shumali recording a Breteau Index (BI) of 18.95, followed by Pirwadhai (BI 17.15), Chaklala Cantonment (BI 16.27), and Narar Kahuta (BI 14.41). Significant larval activity was also logged across Dakhali Kahuta, Hazara Colony, Kahuta City 01, Dhoke Ratta, and Rawalpindi Cantonment zones.
Health officials urged residents to maintain strict hygiene standards and eliminate stagnant water in domestic and commercial premises to support ongoing vector eradication drives.