The district malaria officer said that six people of this village are admitted at a civil hospital, while some people are being treated in a private hospital.
In October, the national capital saw a total of 382 new dengue cases, 29 cases of malaria and 13 cases of chikungunya.
With the advent of winter season around the corner, the health dept is also preparing itself to control seasonal diseases which might arrive in the coming days.
On Tuesday, 1,169 suspected cases, which is the highest number of suspected cases reported in a single day, were found in the district. The officials said their blood samples have been sent to the health department for examination.
ICMR Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that dengue vaccine has become an important agenda.
Out of 103 active cases of dengue, 54 patients are seeking treatment at the hospital and 49 patients are taking treatment at home.
Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh has reported 205 dengue cases so far, while 18 new cases were reported on September 20.
"Health Dept is in high alert mode. Luckily, no patient is in the serious condition right now. All the cases of Dengue are being treated at private and Govt hospitals," CMO added.
In order to create awareness among people, the chief medical officer said that people should take precautionary measures to curb the spread of dengue.
The team will investigate the causes behind patients not getting proper treatment before they reach the government medical college and other primary health centres in the district.
Despite having recorded 97 cases in Prayagraj, the district has not reported any death due to dengue so far.
A BMC report said that the civic body's pest control department inspected 4,46,077 houses and detected and destroyed 4,108 mosquito-breeding spots as a preventive measure against the disease.
The BJP government in the state will launch "Dengue se Jung Janata Ke Sang" campaign on Wednesday to spread awareness among the people in the fight against dengue. The number of dengue patients have risen in the last few days.
Indore Divisional Commissioner Pavan Kumar Sharma said officials have been directed to launch a massive campaign to spot and destroy the breeding grounds of larvae of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
The CMO informed that regular fogging is being done in the medical college and the water is being regularly monitored to avoid the spread of dengue.
According to Akhilesh Mohan, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Meerut, 18 people in the district have also been cured of dengue infection recently.
According to the civic report issued by the municipal corporations last week, 97 cases of dengue were recorded till August 28 this year. At least 124 cases have been reported this year till September 4.
The death toll due to viral fever and dengue outbreak in this western Uttar Pradesh district climbed to 51 on Saturday as an 11-year-old girl succumbed to the disease, even as central and state officials reviewed the situation.
The Chief Minister, who is monitoring the situation himself, ordered the Health Department to keep a round-the-clock watch on Firozabad and has also ordered to increase beds in Government Medical College Hospital.
With two more cases of dengue and chikungunya each reported in the last one week, the tally of vector-borne diseases reported in the national capital this year has gone up to 67.
Top News
Latest News
