Patiala, Feb. 18 -- The dog bite cases in Punjab have seen a threefold rise in the past five years. From 1.10 lakh cases in 2020, the state reported a staggering 3.34 lakh dog bite cases in 2025, the highest ever recorded in a single year. Till January this year, the state has logged 32,875 cases.

The latest data, presented by health officials during a two-day civil surgeon conference, revealed that Punjab reported nearly 915 dog bite cases every day in 2025.

According to the Punjab health department data, a copy of which is with HT, Amritsar was the worst-affected district with 58,221 cases in 2025. Ludhiana was second with 41,086 cases, followed by Patiala with 26,194 cases.

State recorded 1,10,472 cases in 2020, which rose to 1,26,8...