More than 300 dengue patients found in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: Panic  gripped in  Prayagraj  as  dengue outbreak in the district is not showing any sign of slowing down.  On Friday  too large number of  infected people were identified from urban and rural areas. Municipal Corporation and Health Department teams are preparing for fogging and medicine spraying in the identified localities.  According to officials  figures, so far 300 dengue infected people have been found in Prayagraj. Of these, maximum 215 patients are from urban areas. While 85 patients have been identified in different Tehsil. 38 seriously ill patients are still undergoing treatment. Of these, 30 patients are admitted in hospitals.

In Prayagraj , more than half of dengue patients in hospitals are in need of dialysis and ventilator support. The beds in all major hospitals are full of dengue patients and the footfall is increasing day after day.

Along with dengue, cases of viral fever, malaria and typhoid are also seeing a surge. Moreover, in the last eight days,  dengue cases have increased rapidly.

According to Dr SP Singh, Principal Moti Lal Nehru Medical College that instructions have been given to provide beds and medicines to ensure awareness and cleanliness, mass participation is needed. The department is alert and every preparation for medicine, beds, platelets, and staffing has been ensured, he added.

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Meanwhile Chief Medical Officer Dr Anshu Panday has directed  all the government all the concerned that additional beds should be arranged in hospitals as per requirement. There must be regular reporting of new patients in all government and private hospitals and medical colleges and it is necessary to make concrete efforts to control the situation of outbreaks in the districts.