In a single day, 67 people have been affected by dengue in the district. In the sample of 116 people taken in the lab of district hospital Malkhan Singh, the report of 67 people has come positive.
According to the health department data, a total of 352 dengue patients have come positive in the district so far.
CMS District Hospital Malkhan Singh said that 116 dengue samples were taken in the lab of the district hospital. In which 67 reports have come positive.
So far 798 people have been tested in the district hospital, out of which 352 have been reported positive. CMS said that health department is on alert during this covid outbreak for diseases like dengue and for communicable disease control. The District Magistrate has instructed fever-affected patients to get their sample checked for covid-19 as well as dengue.
Dr. Vikas, Joint Director malaria of the Joint Team from State Headquarters under Communicable Disease Campaign, held a meeting. During the meeting, they discussed to prevent the outbreak of dengue. Dr. Vikas said that many cases have been reported from the Shahzamal of Aligarh, Dhanipur, Bhamora, Etah Chungi, Dhorramafi, Dori Nagar, Naurangabad, Rorawar, Baba Colony, CMO Compound Indira Nagar, etc.
Dr Rahul Kulshreshtha, District Malaria Officer said that samples of dengue patients can not be tested daily, it is mandatory to put 96 samples in a plate at a time in a machine, hence, in 2 or 3 days, these many samples are collected, that is why there are so many cases in 1 day, the health department's team is running anti-dengue campaign.