Dengue cases on the rise, Here’s what you should Do and what Don’t
The heavy rainfall and flooding in the city have provided conducive conditions for mosquito breeding, exacerbating the situation.
The heavy rainfall and flooding in the city have provided conducive conditions for mosquito breeding, exacerbating the situation.
The civic authorities have set up 930 vector control teams to cover 144 wards.
As sources say that at least 10 persons were tested positive for dengue in December
Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has reported a rise in dengue cases with six adults and seven children admitted to dengue wards in a government hospital on Sunday.
The SMC has recorded 3734 cases till 30 October since January this year. Mr Deb said there was no slackness in steps taken to check dengue cases.
According to the findings of dengue cases in previous years, we have laid special focus on some areas, said Dr Tulsi Pramanik.
At the meeting, it was decided that the Union Health Ministry officials will support their counterparts in the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to combat dengue.
The theme of this week's campaign against Dengue by the Delhi Government is ‘Families of Delhi’ and 'Every Family Will Fight The Battle Against Dengue’ is the tagline.
However, no death due to dengue has been reported yet in the state capital. SP leader and ex-minister K.P. Yadav who got infected in Jaunpur, died due to dengue shock syndrome while under treatment on September 1.
"Every year we witness an increase in the cases of viral fever and dengue. This year too, we have witnessed a similar surge. In comparison to last week when we had about 2,500 in all the departments combined, this week's figure has spiked to 3,000."
