PONDA
Ponda Health Officer Dr Smita Parsekar has stated that Ponda has recorded 23 dengue cases since July, with one of them undergoing treatment at the Ponda sub-district hospital.
"Most of these patients work at Verna and Kundaim industrial estates and their houses have been sanitised under the supervision of Sanity Inspector Manoj Naik," she added.
The patients hail from Wadi-Talaulim (2), Betoda (2), Shapur (3), Kavlem (3), Curti (4), Santa Cruz (3), Khandepar (2) and Durgabhat (4).
Dr Parsekar informed that sub-health centres, private hospitals and blood testing centres have been notified to alert the Ponda sub-district hospital if any dengue cases are detected.
