Chandigarh: As winter approaches, the threat of dengue is decreasing.

Daily incidence in Chandigarh have already decreased from double to single digits; 294 dengue cases have been registered in the city so far this year.

Relief from dengue may only be a few days away for residents of the Tricity, according to health experts, as the winter chill gets worse.

Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula have already seen a decline in the number of daily dengue cases.

Since the optimal temperature range for dengue transmission is between 18 to 31°C, experts say that lower temperatures make it harder for mosquitoes to live.

The number of instances per day in Chandigarh has already decreased from double to one. There have been 294 dengue cases documented in the city so far this year.

The number of cases has been steadily declining since last week, and a further reduction is anticipated in the upcoming week, according to a senior officer from the UT health department.

"July to November is considered the dengue period, when the vector breeds and spreads virus," stated Dr. Sandeep Jain, the district medical officer for Panchkula. The number of cases is currently declining. One factor is temperature.

This season, 1,304 instances of dengue have been reported in Panchkula, resulting in three fatalities. There was just one new positive case reported on Saturday. The daily average was more than 20 at peak hours.

Almost 10,000 samples have been taken in Mohali so far, and 1,468 of them have tested positive—the highest number in Punjab and Tricity.

However, only seven new cases were recorded from the district on Sunday, compared to 50–60 cases per day a week ago, with the Balongi area serving as the hotspot.

By November 1 of last year, Chandigarh had the fewest cases (454) while Mohali and Panchkula had 953 and 689 cases, respectively.

The Denv-2 strain, which is characterized by severe symptoms such a high fever, vomiting, sore throat, red spots on the chest, and headache, has been more common this year, according to physicians. Denv-2 is more dangerous than Denv-1, which usually causes fever and body aches. Because dengue and viral fever have many symptoms, physicians recommend antigen or antibody testing for individuals who have had a fever for more than three days.