Lucknow Sees Alarming Spike With 38 New Dengue Cases Within a Day

Over the past day, Lucknow recorded the highest single-day dengue caseload of the year, with 38 new cases reported.

Dengue Cases Distribution in Lucknow

According to the details shared by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Lucknow, //Indira Nagar, Chowk, NK Road and Aliganj reported five cases each, Chander Nagar and Chinhat four cases, and Tudiyaganj three. Apart from the hospitals, people are also consulting doctors via telephone or getting medical help at health and wellness centres. Dengue is a tropical disease caused by mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, joint & muscle ache, fatigue, nausea and skin rash. (1^✔ ✔Trusted Source
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Chief Secretary D.S. Mishra held a review meeting on infectious diseases with officials of various departments. He directed officials to conduct a review of high-risk areas and directed officials to ensure activities for controlling mosquito breeding.

“People need to contribute to eliminating sources of mosquito breeding. They should make sure they remove stagnated water from homes and offices,” said Dr P.K. Gupta, former president Indian Medical Association, Lucknow branch.

In Uttar Pradesh, over 18,300 cases and nine deaths have been reported this year.

Reference:

1. Dengue and severe dengue - (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue)

Source-IANS