RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 9th Sep, 2026) District Health Authority (DHA) Rawalpindi has sealed 594 commercial and residential properties and registered 2,223 First Information Reports (FIRs) as part of an intensified enforcement campaign against dengue SOP violations and vector breeding, official records showed on Wednesday.
Besides property sealings and case registrations to police, health inspectors issued 1,862 challans and imposed Rs. 2,312,000.0 fines
According the updated data, 1,400 field surveillance teams consisting of 415 outdoor and 985 indoor units, as many as 155,071 total larval sites out of 134,633 houses, and 20,438 public spots after inspecting 4.59 million residences were identified positive. Moreover, 1.58 million public locations were also identified positive with dengue larvae.
The report shows high-density larva detection was concentrated across Misrial Road, Afshan Colony, Allama Iqbal Colony, Dhamyal, Naseerabad, Dhoke Mustaqeem, Pirwadhai, Morgah and Chak Jilal Din.
The enforcement campaign accompanies complete field coverage of all 17,859 Punjab Information Technology board (PITB) registered hotspots.
Entomological monitoring indicated that 41 Union Councils currently exceed a Breteau Index (BI) threshold of 10, while 26 UCs recorded a BI between 7 and 10.
On patient registration and recovery front, the data confirms six total dengue cases have recorded as yet by screening 3,854 patients so far. Total screenibg included 3,555 suspected patients, 292 non-dengue patients and 1probable patient. However no fatalities have been reported, no new cases were reported during the months of August and September.
The data shows that out total 6 confirmed cases, four were recorded in July from areas including Dhoke Hassu Janobi, Kotha Kallan and Kountrila.
The report firtjer shows that Misrial Road, Allama Iqbal Colony and Afshan colony remained high larvae dection areas, all localities in Rawalpindi Cantonment Board jurisdiction.
The health authorities spokesman urged citizens to strictly follow dengue SOPs to prevent larvae production.
