The number of dengue cases in 2018 were only 102 less than a year ago period. Even the deployment of 150 men and women, along with sanitary inspectors and Asha workers, failed to curb the outbreak. In 2017, Patiala reported 2,434 cases of dengue.A total of 5,183 elisa tests were conducted at Rajindra hospital and Mata Kausalya hospital. As many as 10,285 challans were issued to property owners for not keeping their surroundings clean.Despite patiala municipal corporation’s claims of spending Rs 50,000 a day on fumigation, the number of dengue cases could not be curtailed. The role of my department started when a patient was admitted in a hospital.
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