Atbara - OnePress
Health authorities in the Nile River state in northern Sudan have registered 54 new cases of dengue fever in the past 24 hours, without registering new deaths, as the authorities continue to fight the epidemic and curb its spread.
The State Department of Health's General Directorate of Preventive Medicine said in its daily epidemiological report that the cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 8,204 since the outbreak began, while the death toll has stabilized at 14.
According to the report, Al-Damer locality recorded the highest rate of new infections with 34 cases, followed by Shendi with 10 cases, followed by nine cases, while Atbara recorded one case.
The report pointed out that the area of “Qantari” of the locality of Al-Damer was the most affected by recording 18 injuries, while the rest of the cases were distributed to different areas and villages in Shandi, Al-Matama and Atbara.
Health authorities continue to carry out field campaigns to combat disease vectors, in conjunction with calls for citizens to dry up stagnant water sources and strengthen environmental sanitation measures to reduce the incidence of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.