LUCKNOW: Fourteen more people tested positive for the
dengue virus
on Saturday, taking the patient count in the city to 273 since January.
The health department issued notices to 58 vector dens, including the reserve police lines, under Section 188 of the IPC for "disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant".
The new cases of
dengue
have been reported from Indiranagar, Anand Lok Colony, Samodipur, Mall Avenue, Talkatora, Keshav Nagar, Vibhav Khand, Vinay Khand, Chinhat, Rajajipuram, IIM Road, Vrindavan Colony, Ruchi Khand and reserve police lines.
Of 1,667 spots inspected under the health department's Fight the Bite campaign, the 58 were found to be repeat offenders in having conditions conducive to the growth of mosquitoes that cause dengue.
The places include water department colony, Mall Avenue, Buniyaad Bagh, Mansoor Nagar, Rajajipuram C Block, Keshav Nagar and Anand Lok Colony.