PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Five new cases of dengue were reported in Dehradun district on Monday. The Dehradun Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma stated that out of the five individuals who tested positive for dengue, three patients were admitted to Graphic Era Hospital, one to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital and the other sought treatment at the outpatient department (OPD) of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed dengue cases in the district to 161, with 84 cases from Dehradun and 77 from other districts or States.
He further said that currently, there are 12 active dengue patients receiving treatment: six at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, one at Himalayan Hospital, one at GDMC hospital, three at Graphic Era Hospital and one being cared for at home. On Monday, health officials collected a total of 132 dengue samples, bringing the cumulative number of samples tested to 9,603.
Additionally, on Monday, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and health department volunteers conducted 11,396 household surveys to check for mosquito larvae. During these surveys, they found larvae in 164 homes. To date, the health department has completed a total of 10,01521 surveys, with 4,696 showing positive findings. ASHA workers and volunteers also examined 82,553 containers, discovering that 246 of them contained larvae on Monday. Overall, they have inspected 65,85636 containers, with 6,134 testing positive for larvae.
