The number of dengue cases in the state capital jumped to 482 on Saturday with the district health department reporting 23 new cases of the disease.
The district vector borne diseases officer, J P Bahuguna said that the patients found positive on Saturday belong to Knawali road, race course, Gandhi road, Brahampuri, Chander road, Shimla Bypass, lakhi Bagh, Karanpur, Prakash Vihar, Chandrabani where one patient each was reported.
While two patients each were reported from Chakhuwala, Kishan Nagar, Chandan Nagar and Patel Nagar areas. Bahuguna said that 241 samples of suspected patients were subjected to ElIZA test on the day.
Meanwhile, a report of state health department has put the total number of dengue cases in state at 502 on Saturday.
The Assistant Director Communicable Diseases, Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh said that samples of 6323 persons have been collected in the state for ElISA test.