Dengue cases rise with rains
Ten dengue cases are being treated at RGGGH
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-10-26 04:05 GMT
Chennai: Ten dengue cases are being treated at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) since the beginning of rains last week. An official from the hospital says, “Those diagnosed are being treated at the fever ward of the hospital and about 20 to 30 people are reporting with fever in the out patient section. They cannot be confirmed to be suffering from dengue unless they test positive for the ELISA test.”
Officials of various government hospitals in the city say they have been seeing people with the symptoms of dengue, but there is no confirmed case. Chennai corporation mayor Saidai S Duraisamy says, “A total of 56 persons were diagnosed with dengue and received treatment at different government hospitals in the city up to September 2014.” The diagnosed number was as high as 310 in 2010, he adds.
“Of the 10 diagnosed cases at the RGGGH, seven people were from Tiruvallur, one from Orissa and one from Chintadripet in Chennai,” he says. The local body had taken steps to clear the garbage and de-silt the ponds and water bodies to avoid mosquito breeding. Fogging operations were also being carried out, he added.Meanwhile, BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday demanded that the government open special wards to treat dengue patients. She also asked the blood bank to be ready with stock in case there was an emergency.