Saturday, 03 September 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The State Health department reported five new patients of dengue in the Dehradun district on Friday. With it the number of dengue patients in the provisional capital of the State increased to 43.
The district vector-borne diseases officer of Dehradun, Subhash Joshi said that all these patients of the disease are admitted in different hospitals of the city. He said that the condition of all patients is stable.
Joshi said that people should ensure that the breeding places of mosquitoes inside their homes and vicinity are destroyed. He said that Aedes mosquitoes – the vector of dengue- are capable of laying their eggs in one spoonful of water so the pots, vases, water bottles, and coolers should be decanted. The officer added that the Aedes mosquito bites during the day time so it is advisable that everyone should wear full-sleeve clothes to reduce exposure of their body for the mosquito to bite.
