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Corona cases in West Bengal are under control to some extent, but dengue cases have increased almost seven times in West Bengal by the first week of August compared to last year. In addition, at least eleven metropolia have been recognised where fever patients have increased. According to the state health department, around 500 dengue cases were detected in the previous year until August. However, the number has risen to 3,000 this year during the same period.
The health department has identified the illnesses in Kolkata, Panihati, Bidhannagar, Titagarh, Bali, Asansol, Kamarhati, Siliguri and Englishbazar areas proliferated. In addition, at least 13 wards have been identified by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation as being highly dengue prone. It has also asked private hospitals and laboratories to submit the data.
HK Dwivedi Chief Secretary presented a report to the Health Department emphasising the communities across the state where dengue cases have broken records in the last five years. Per a health department official, the highest number of cases between January and August was approximately 100 in 2017. This year it has increased to 768. For the last five years, other communities where records have been broken are Hooghly, Howrah, Malda and Birbhum.