Chandigarh: The Punjab government seems to be in deep slumber as the state has recorded highest every dengue case this year. The state has reported 16, 129 cases including 60 deaths have been reported.
Punjab had recorded highest fatalities in a 2017 when 15, 398 persons got infected and 18 reported dies due to dengue.
In last one month, the state recorded over 12, 000 cases and 50 deaths, which is worst ever spike in a month, as per the health officials experts.
SAS Nagar district is the worst-affected district with 2,457 cases and 31 deaths, followed by Bathinda 2,063 dengue cases and 4 deaths, Hoshiarpur recorded 1,465 cases, Amritsar 1,461 cases and Pathankot registered 1,434 dengue cases and 1 death so far.