Dengue cases in Rawalpindi today stand at 84 after the District Health Authority confirmed a fresh rise as the weather has cooled. Officials said one new case was reported in the past 24 hours. Seven confirmed patients are under treatment in hospitals, and the district health officer said no dengue death has been recorded in Rawalpindi so far this year.
Screening and hospital figures
Health authorities said 6,382 people have been screened in Rawalpindi this year on suspicion of dengue. During that screening work, 5,862 suspected cases were reported. One suspected patient remains under observation, and 435 patients have been admitted to hospitals over the course of the year.
The month-by-month picture shows the illness gathering pace after a quiet mid-summer. Officials said no dengue case was reported in Rawalpindi in August, 27 cases appeared in September, and 51 cases were reported during October, lifting the confirmed city tally to 84.
Field teams, hotspots and coverage
To slow further spread, the District Health Authority said 1,400 teams are active in the field on dengue surveillance—415 outdoor and 985 indoor. According to the DHO, 17,859 dengue hotspots in Rawalpindi are registered in the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) system, and dengue surveillance coverage reached 99 per cent last week.
Checks, larvae finds and penalties
Officials said 5,896,856 homes have been checked this year, and dengue larvae were found in 215,143 of them. Separate checks covered 2,033,692 places, with larvae recovered from 27,539 sites. Across Rawalpindi, 242,682 dengue larvae have been identified so far.
Where standard operating procedures were breached or larvae were found, authorities registered 2,798 first information reports (FIRs). They sealed 686 places after larvae were found, issued 2,331 challans, and imposed fines totalling Rs3,156,000 for SOP violations.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- August: No dengue case reported in Rawalpindi.
- September: 27 confirmed cases recorded.
- October: 51 confirmed cases reported during the month.
- Past 24 hours: One new confirmed case added to the city total.
- Current tally: 84 confirmed patients; seven in hospital; no deaths reported this year.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Rawalpindi mein dengue ke confirm cases ab 84 ho gaye hain, aur pichhle 24 ghanton mein ek naya case aaya hai. Saat mareez hospital mein ilaj karwa rahe hain, lekin is saal abhi tak koi maut report nahi hui. Hakim gharo aur khali pani wale ilaqon ki check kar rahe hain, kyunkay wahan machhar ke larve milte hain. Agar aap ko tez bukhar, dard ya thakan ho to foran test karwayein aur ghar ke as-paas pani jama na hone dein.
