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As many as four more patients went down with the mosquito-borne disease dengue in the last two days and took the tally to 83 in the current season. “A total of four patients’ reports confirmed suffering from dengue virus in the last two days. Seven patients were admitted in the Holy Family Hospital’s dengue ward,” said Dr Jawad, District Health Officer Preventive.
He said that during the last two days, the dengue serology report of four new patients was received, including three on Friday and one on Saturday.
“We sped up the anti-dengue campaign in the areas from where patients arrived.” He said that two patients arrived from the city area, the second from Union Council Wah and the third patient arrived from Chakri.
“In October so far 51 patients reported while 27 reported in September and no patient reported in August this year,” he said and added that last year over 1,500 patients reported in Rawalpindi.It was reported during the briefing that, as of October 31, 2026, 83 confirmed dengue cases have been recorded in Rawalpindi, compared to 1,586 cases during the same period last year—marking a significant decline in dengue cases this year. Source: The Dawn.