Punjab Government is ready with a plan to combat the spread of dengue in the State and till now, the conditions are under control, Health and Family Welfare Minister Surjit Singh Jyani said on Monday.
Responding to the calling attention motion in the Punjab Asembly, Jyani said that the spread of disease has been felt and Government has taken measures to curb the spread.
Giving details of the Dengue spread in the state, he said that 1861 cases of the ailments have been registered till now and barring 2 deaths, the other patients had been given appropriate treatment.
The issue was brought in the House by Congress MlA Charanjit Singh Channi. Putting up data before the House, he said that in 2013 total 4117 cases of Dengue were registered and Dengue had taken a toll of 25 lives in the state. While in 2014 the death toll was 8 out of total 472 registered cases. He said, he had himself taken a meeting of the different departments to take stock of the preparations made to fight the spread of the disease.