Dengue disease has broken a five-year record in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Dengue has recorded more 3,345 cases this year than the last five years. More than 10 people have died of this disease this year. This report has been released by the state health department. The opposition alleges that the number of dengue patients is beyond five thousand and the death toll is also high. But instead of preventing diseases, the Health Department is engaged in hiding the data of patients.
After the rain in the city, the infestation of mosquitoes increased due to the presence of dirt and water everywhere. The condition of people is worse due to mosquito-borne diseases The Health Department of the Municipal Corporation is claiming door-to-door survey and faking and spraying of medicines. Even after this, cases of dengue, malaria, jaundice, typhoid increased in the city this year. According to Health Department data, 3,345 cases of dengue have been reported in Ahmedabad city this year. In which 10 people died. 3901 of plain malaria, poisonous malaria 157 dengue 1,085 cases have been reported. The biggest victims of dengue are children.
For the prevention of diseases, the Health Department of the Metropolitan Municipality has checked notices and penalties by checking over 15 thousand construction sites. From January to November, samples of blood have been taken at the homes of 1.2 million people. Manpa has investigated 21 lakh 83 thousand houses, in which more than five lakh houses have been tested two to three times. The largest civil hospital in Ahmedabad reported 1,400 dengue cases this year, with 808 cases reported in October last month after the highest rainfall. Apart from dengue, malaria cases are also worrying.
In the metropolitan municipality, the opposition Congress has accused the health department’s figures as baseless, saying that only the government hospital has more than five thousand cases of dengue. In private hospitals, patients are full of mosquito and waterborne diseases including dengue. A long line of patients is visible in the clinics. The metropolitan municipality is making false claims to mislead people by failing to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. This year, the record of five years, not five years, has been broken by dengue.
Once again Dengue hits Gujarat
