Five more dengue patients being admitted at Doon Medical College and Hospital on Friday and the number of patients- down with the vector-borne disease-being treated at the facility has risen to 30.
According to the Doon hospital sources, 496 people afflicted with the disease had been admitted and released after treatment so far till Friday.
The number of people affected by the disease stands at 1,639 reported from various parts of the State. Dehradun district itself accounts for 1,160 Dengue cases while 103 are from Nainital, 365 from Haridwar, 11 from Pauri and 71 migrants from Uttar Pradesh.
Medical superintendent (MS) of Doon Medical College Dr KK Tamta said on Friday that the people afflicted with the disease admitted from all areas of the State capital had been treated and released. Most of the patients were discharged in a day or two after admission, he added.
He hoped that the numbers of dengue cases would come down now with the onset of winter. He assured that they have sufficient beds in the hospital ready to take in the dengue patients.
A Doon Hospital based nurse (Dengue ward in-charge) laxmi Punetha said that five patients from various places of the state capital had been admitted at the hospital on Friday. With the fresh admission, 30 patients are being treated in the hospital presently, she added.
When this correspondent visited dengue ward of Doon hospital on Friday he found the near ones of those admitted roaming around, faces dark with anxiety.
One of the patients admitted at the facility was Anup Bisht from Dalanwala. One of his relatives said that he had been admitted in the hospital on Friday after he had vomited twice. “Now, vomiting has stopped. He is responding to the treatment. However, he needs at least four units of blood (platelets) ,” he said.
Symptoms of Dengue are persistent high fever, rashes, headache and pain in the joints. In the acute cases, the number of platelets decreases drastically which may prove fatal for the patient.
The first dengue case in Dehradun this year was reported on July 17 with the Patharibagh area of the city registering more cases than other localities to which the disease later spread.