Thursday, 01 September 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The number of dengue patients in the State’s provisional capital Dehradun increased to 34 on Wednesday with the State Health department reporting five new cases of the disease.
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 and all of them are recovering from the disease.
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 day time so it is advisable that everyone should wear full sleeve clothes to reduce exposure of their body for the mosquito to bite.
