Lahore : On the directions of Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Care Imran Sikandar Baloch, dengue prevention activities have been intensified across Punjab.

In a statement issued in Lahore on Tuesday, he said health department is conducting operations across the province to eradicate dengue larva and its breeding.

Imran Sikandar Baloch said that so far 2,587 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported from across province.

He said 170 dengue patients are admitted in Lahore’s hospitals.