47 dengue cases in new one-day spike

Prayagraj: Sangam city reported highest single-day spike in dengue cases with 47 new infections on Tuesday, taking the tally of dengue patients to 565. New cases were detected from areas including Civil Lines (1), Chota Baghara (1), Allahapur (2), Kalindipuram (3), Mutthiganj (1), Georegetown (2), Kharkauni (1), South Malaka (2), Darbhanga (1), Tagoretown (1), Rasoolabad (1), Phaphamau (1), Purna Katra (2), Kareli (1), Myorabad (2), Mehdauri (1), Chandpur Salori (4), Unchwagadi (1) , Jhalwa (1), Rajrupur (1), Baihrana (1), Phulpur ( 1), Meja (2), Holagarh (1), Koroan (4), Baharia (1), Shankargarh ( 3), Chaka (2), Kotwabani (1) and Handia (1).
Out of total 565 cases, 394 cases were from urban pockets while rest 171 cases were from trans Ganga and trans Yamuna pockets.
Health officials, however, said out of the total 565 dengue cases reported in the district so far, 521 of them have recovered. Besides, treatment of 42 patients was still underway.
District Malaria Officer (Prayagraj) AK Singh said, “While 19 patients are admitted at different hospitals, 23 other patients are taking treatment at their respective homes. The city has reported two deaths due to dengue so far.”
Meanwhile, chief medical officer (Prayagraj) has instructed health officials that the samples of all the patients who were tested positive for dengue through Rapid Card Test (RCT), must be sent to microbiology laboratory of MLN Medical college for Elisa test.
CMO also instructed officials that patients undergoing treatment for dengue, both in hospitals and homes, should be kept under mosquito nets.
DMO, meanwhile, said with the rise in the dengue cases in Sangam city, the microbiology lab at MLN medical college was working in two shifts.
Officials, however, admitted pockets of city west and city north localities are more prone to the disease.
However, after witnessing a significant spike in dengue cases in city areas, officials of the health department on Tuesday took up an intensive anti-larvae spraying drive in many city pockets including Teliyarganj,Unchawagadi, Beli colony and adjoining areas.
Officials also continued to appeal city residents to adopt preventive measures strictly to keep the mosquito-borne disease at bay. They also asked rural and urban folks to use mosquito nets while sleeping. Anti-larvae spraying and fogging were also taken up in trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas as well.
DMO also said health teams are constantly holding interactive sessions with residents in residential colonies, apartments and slums and an awareness campaign against such diseases was also carried out in the city.