Agra: “intense” viral fever spreads in several parts western up.
During the past week, at least 50 people in Agra Regency, Firozabad, Mathura, Mainpuri, and KasGanj had died after reporting high fever, dehydration and sudden decline in platelet counts, the health department official confirmed.
From those who died, 26 were children.
With recovery time that stretches up to 12 days, government hospitals begging for beds.
Health officials told Tii that while the case of viral fever had been reported from the East to the top too – in Gonda, Basti, Deoria, Ballia, Azamgarh, Sultanpur, Jaunpur and Ghazipur – Western districts affected by the worst.
In addition, Agra has received a virus fever patient with similar symptoms of neighboring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh too.
“Last year, the case of viral fever rarely because people lived at home and maintained cleanliness,” said Additional Director (Health) Ak Singh.
“With high humidity, the disease transmitted through vectors is easily distributed.” Firozabad has reported the highest number of deaths so far, 25.
“None of them are tested positive for Covid-19.
The cause of death is being investigated.
Twelve teams of doctors and health staff, and all the auxiliary nurse midwives and Asha workers have been wearing this at Rural areas, “said Firozabad Cmo Dr.
Neta Kulshrestha.
This is the intensity of viral fever, said the doctor to Ti, who worried about them.
Recovery time rose from four to five days to 10-12 days.
That means a little bed.
At Firozabad Medical College, two to three patients were put in every hospital bed.
“More than 100 children suffering from viral fever are being treated here,” said the Head of the Medical Supervisory Hospital Dr.
Hansraj Singh.
In Agra, the district hospital supervisor, Dr.
Ak Agarwal, said, “We attend at least 200 patients with this virus fever every day.
The numbers have risen for the past three weeks …
the children are most vulnerable.” Sher Singh Jatav from Firozabad , who lost his four-year-old son to a viral fever, “the district hospital did not have a bed.
We had to move it to the person.
But the platelets dipped and fever shots.
He died on Friday.” Even more rural areas.
Vism Mohan from Tiwaha Village in Agra said, “There is no house in the village without a patient.
At least 20 has been hospitalized in Agra for the last 24 hours.
Four died during the past week.” While the doctor and health officials visited the village three days ago And give them medicines, “Most patients suffer at home because public health centers cannot accommodate them.” Singh’s additional director said the health team was being moved quickly: “Besides providing drugs on the doorway, ambulances are being sent.
All cases of death are being investigated.”