Patna: The number of dengue cases at the Government Hospital in Patna increased to 104 on Monday, encouraging the Ministry of Health to start a broad driving fogging drive in urban areas and sub-urban areas in an effort to stop this mosquito breeding.
deadly disease.
Patna Civil Surgeon Dr.
Vibha Kumari said the Ministry of Health had identified 76 regions as a bloody hotspot in the district and then began to obscure at a 500 meter radius to check the spread of disease.
That’s besides fogging done by Patna Municipal Corporation.
He said some dengue fever patients were also undergoing treatment at a private hospital but the right amount was unknown.
Hotspots identified by the office of civil surgeons including Bankipur, GaSgaJ, Kankarbagh, Punachak, Kurji and Patna City.
“Six e-rickshaws with banners and posters are being used to drive awareness against dengue and chikungunya.
We have monitored the situation and get an update from all hospitals,” he added.
There were two actively dengue fever patients at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital on Monday, said Hospital Supervisor Dr.
Binod Kumar Singh.
Dr.
Ravi Kirti, head of the Ministry of Medicine in AIIMS-P, said the number of dengue fever patients who claimed to be in hospitals rose to four on Monday.
Serving as President of the Indian Medical Association of Bihar Unit, Dr.
Ajay Kumar, said that many private clinics have reported dengue cases in urban and rural areas.
“Even though we don’t have the right number of patients, there are reports that dozens of people who are hit by dengue are undergoing treatment in private health facilities in Kankarbagh, Danapur, Maner and Bihta,” he said, adding cleanliness in residential and commercial areas as well as fogging as possible Helps check the spread of dengue fever.