RAWALPINDI:The District Health Authority Rawalpindi released an updated epidemiological report on Sunday showing ongoing dengue surveillance, vector control operations, and legal enforcement metrics across the district.
According to health authority data, a total of 5,727 patients have been screened across district hospitals this year, comprising 5,270 suspected cases, three probable cases, and 58 confirmed dengue cases, while 396 screened individuals tested negative. Currently, seven patients remain admitted to medical facilities, including two confirmed cases. No dengue-related fatalities have been reported in the district.
Administrative oversight remains active, with conducting 35 District Emergency Response Committee (DERC) meetings and 112 Tehsil Emergency Response Committee (TERC) meetings to date. Vector surveillance operations are being executed by 415 outdoor teams alongside 985 indoor teams. All 17,859 hotspot sites registered with the Punjab Information Technology Board achieved 100 percent coverage over the preceding week.
As many as 1,400 field teams inspected 5,603,818 houses, detecting vector presence in 203,312 residential premises. Out of 1,935,348 other sites checked, 26,820 spots tested positive, bringing total larval detections and destroying to 230,132 locations.
Enforcing compliance with anti-dengue standard operating procedures, field teams registered 2,798 First Information Reports, sealed 686 non-compliant premises, issued 2,331 challans, and imposed cumulative fines amounting to Rs. 31,56,000.