PRAYAGRAJ: The city reported seven new cases of dengue on Friday, taking the total patients to 41 so far. The new cases were reported in Nayapurwa, Puramufti, Chakia, Rajapur, Chota Bagahra, and Soraon.
After witnessing a significant spike in dengue cases, officials of health department took out an awareness rally in the city and appealed to the citizens to adopt all preventive measures to keep the mosquito-borne diseases at bay. Sprinkling of anti-larva spray and fogging was also taken up in different parts of the city.
District malaria officer (DMO) Anand Kumar Singh told TOI, “A campaign has been taken up in city to create mass awareness against the mosquito-borne diseases... Out of 41 patients, 37 have recovered after treatment, while the rest are still hospitalised.”
Localities such as Govindpur, Nayapurwa, Chota Baghara, Rajapur, Puramufti , Kareli and other adjoining areas, which recently faced the flood fury, are under the scanner of the health department as these areas have turned into fertile ground for mosquito breeding.
