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Written By: Kinkini Gupta | Updated : September 12, 2023 8:38 PM IST
Dengue Fear In UP: 23 Cases Reported In 24 Hours, Total Tally Crosses 200
In a recent development pertaining to rising number of dengue patients, 23 people from Uttar Pradesh tested positive with the infection within just 24 hours. Health officials say that this is the highest single-day spike this year. The total tally of active cases infected with dengue has now reached 276. Dengue is spreading very rapidly these days and the main reason is erratic and unprecedented rainfall. All vector-borne disease thrive in such a climate and the areas filled with stagnant water very easily can become breeding grounds for larvae.
The disease is reported to be serious for 6 of the patients. All six of them are undergoing treatment in the hospital whereas the rest of them whose cases are not so severe are recovering their respective houses. Among the 23 cases, 4 of them were reported from CHC at Indiranagar and Aliganj, three of them were from Silver Jubilee and Chander Nagar, and Two of them were from Turya Ganj, one each from Aishbagh, Mall, NK Road and Mohanlalganj respectively. About 200 plus cases are from Kanpur alone, says reports.
Beds have already been reserved early on, in hospitals just as a precautionary measures. The name of the hospitals are Hallet Hospital, Kashiram Hospital and Ursula Hospital. Along with this, a team of expert doctors have also been formed so that they can immediately tend to the incoming patients. Dengue investigations are on the way and are being conducted in different areas of the state.
Health officials have issued a notice for the residents of 11 houses regarding the spread in cases. The localities have been surveyed, sprayed with anti-larvae chemicals and the health condition of the patients is being monitored closely.
According to recent reports, hospitals in Hyderabad are overwhelmed by the number of dengue patients getting admitted on a daily basis. 17 out of 154 fever patients admitted in one of the hospitals are dengue patients. There are patients with malaria and chikungunya as well. It is not just because of the rapid spread of the disease but also because of the severity of the fever. Health officials report that the intensity of fever may be increasing day by day and this could be because of climate change.
For more updates on the spread of dengue cases, stay tuned to TheHealthsite.com.
