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2 more confirmed cases of dengue in Ludhiana

TNN | Sep 4, 2013, 02.23 AM IST

LUDHIANA: Two confirmed cases of dengue have been reported in Ludhiana. They were reported from BRS Nagar and Civil Lines. The patients are admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.

As many as 13 patients admitted to DMCH have been confirmed to be suffering from dengue.

Civil Surgeon Office authorities said of the five patients who tested positive, four are males from Sahnewal, BRS Nagar, Salem Tabri, Ashok Nagar and one female from Civil Lines. They added that of 13 cases, there is a patient from Nawashahr, two from Hoshiarpur and one from Fatehgarh Sahib. The hospital is also treating three patients from J&K and one from Haryana.