He said to date, the allied hospitals have registered 421 confirm patients while at present only 5 dengue  patients were under treatment in hospitals.

The DHO said that Municipal Corporation area and Potahar Town witnessed a sharp decrease this year in dengue patients as 63 cases were reported in MCR area and 82 in Potohar area while last year the number was 74 in MCR and 189 in Potohar Town.

While Rawalpindi Cantonment Board area has witnessed an increase this year as 197 cases were reported and the number was only 40 last year, he added.

He said that in RCB area the number of cases were increased as there were some hurdles to reach at sensitive areas. “Dengue fever situation is under control and no death has occurred due to it,” he added.