Tamil Nadu dengue update: Six suspected deaths in the last two days

Written By: Admin | Published : October 27, 2012 10:54 AM IST

The entire state of Tamil Nadu is reeling from the dengue menace with at least six suspected deaths being reported from different hospitals in six districts in the last two days. The state health department however maintain that only one death that of a seven year old boy from Madurai was due to dengue.

The department has taken various measures and stepped up its surveillance system. All dengue cases have to be reported. Dengue cases have doubled this season across Tamil Nadu and the number of cases has quadrupled across South India. TN has recorded a whopping 6,000 cases so far this year.

Officials feel that though the measures are in place, isolated pockets in several districts of the state continue to be affected by dengue. The number of cases has escalated in the last two months and the state has recorded 11 deaths in October.

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The number of cases increased in the last two months and the state has recorded 11 deaths in October. On Friday, 187 patients were admitted to government hospitals and more than 20 were being treated at private hospitals. About 300 people tested positive for dengue in standard tests and 200 more tested positive in lesser reliable tests, a directorate of public health official said. Besides, at least six people have also died of a 'mysterious fever', the state health department said.