Gurgaon: At least 17 people feel positive for dengue fever in a rapid fever survey conducted throughout the city in the last four days.
49 cases of dengue fever have been reported this season so far.
Meanwhile, drive fogging and anti-larvae are being carried out inside and around hotspots throughout the district to curb threats.
A health official shows that the city received dengue fever patients from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and the closest district as well.
Meanwhile, 68 patients from outside the city were received in various Gurgaon hospitals.
“People may not take medication to suppress fever without consulting a doctor.
This exercise can be fatal.
Everyone is advised to visit a doctor and take the right steps at the beginning,” said Dr.
Virender Yadav, Chief Medical Officer, Gurgaon.
So far, there are no deaths related to Dengue reported in the city.
The doctor has advised residents to wear full arm clothes and use mosquito drugs.
The Ministry of Health has also mapped several hotspots, which include Wazirabad, Palam Vihar, Basai, Kanhai colony, Sarhaul Village, Sector 21 A, Sector 39, Sector 12 A, Sector 47, Dharam Colony, Sector 12, Udyog Vihar Phase-1 and Village Jharsa.
Diseases transmitted through vectors increase despite increasing moisture levels.
Mosquito causes the buzz to breed in fresh water and it takes a week for hatching larvae.
There may be a surge in dengue and malaria cases in Gurgaon with the increase in city moisture levels, warning doctors when they urge residents to take necessary precautions.
The city has the highest number of dengue cases in 2015 when a total of 451 cases are registered in the city.
This figure was established in 86 in 2016, 66 in 2017and 93 in 2018.
In 2019, less than 22 cases of dengue fever were reported in Gurgaon, which rose to 511.