Prayagraj: Sangam City on Thursday reported 22 cases of new dengue fever, took counting to 872.
New cases detected from Rajapur (1), Preetam Nagar (1), Chakia (1), Telariganjti (1), 1), GIC Campus (1), Govindpur (1), Kydanj (1), Subedganj (1), ColonLanj (1), Katra (1), Civil Line (1), Malviya Nagar (2), Bahadurpur (2), Bahadurpur ( 2), Table (1), Phulpur (2), Shankargarh (1), Baharia (1), Shivkuti (1) and Chaka (1).
Of the 22 new cases detected, 14 came from the city, while the remaining eight of the rural areas.
In addition, of 872 cases of dengue fever in the district so far, 626 was reported in urban bags, while 246 in rural areas.
The health department official claimed that the number of cases detected in urban and semi-urban bags was still more than rural areas.
Officials also added that awareness campaigns had been taken in 15 cases reporting cases at frequent intervals.
Team from the Ministry of Health, after witnessing a significant surge in dengue cases in urban areas and semi-urban areas, intensifying anti-larval spraying drives in the city area including Katra, Sudaridgajanj, Kydanj, Preetam Nagar, civilian lines, and places Corporing place.
A senior health official said more than a dozen the health team continued to make the residents aware of the preventive measures to examine the spread of dengue fever and had appealed them to use mesh and mosquito repellent.
He added that the Door-to-Door campaign was also taken in urban and rural pockets in the district, to find out the factors behind the constant increase in cases of dengue fever.
Fogging and anti-larvae spraying exercises have also been intensified in the pocket of the city and trans-ganga and the Yamuna region, adding the official.