District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, Tuesday said that dengue fever cases had reduced abruptly as only one case was reported in the district during the last 24 hours from Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation area.
He said that around 10 patients had been brought to the allied hospitals of the city during the last week while earlier in October the number of patients was 10 to 20 and in September 50 to 60 per day. “This year, around 2,673 cases were brought to the district health facilities.—APP