Nine more dengue cases found in Prayagraj, tally rises to 1,028

PRAYAGRAJ: Sangam city on Tuesday reported nine new dengue cases, taking the tally to 1,028. Fresh cases were detected from Salori (1),Rasoolabad (1), Kalindipuram (1), Alopibagh (1), Railgaon (1), Preetam nagar(1), Naini (1), Koraon (1) and Meja (1).
Out of the nine cases detected, seven were from city areas, while rest two from rural areas. Moreover, out of total 1,028 dengue cases in the district so far, 758 were reported in urban pockets, while the rest 270 in rural areas.
Officials of the health department, however, claimed that there has been a declining trend in the cases of dengue in the district that was proved by the fact of the tally of last 48 hours. On Monday, Sangam City reported 11 cases while the cases reported on Tuesday was nine only.
However, after detecting new dengue cases in urban areas, an anti-larvae spraying drive has been intensified in city areas including Salori, Alopibagh, Naini, Preetam Nagar, Rasoolabad and adjoining localities.
A senior health official said health teams are still constantly making people aware about the preventive measures to check the spread of dengue and have appealed to them to use mosquito nets and repellents. He added that we are also conducting door-to-door campaigns and surveys in city infected colonies and urban areas.
Fogging and anti-larvae spraying exercise have also been intensified in the identified pockets of city and trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas, added the official.