: Uttar Pradesh: 105 new cases of dengue, viral fever reported in Firozabad #IndiaNEWS As many as 105 cases of dengue and viral fever were recorded in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, PTI

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Uttar Pradesh: 105 new cases of dengue, viral fever reported in Firozabad #IndiaNEWS
As many as 105 cases of dengue and viral fever were recorded in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, PTI reported. Over the last ten days, 51 people, including 40 children, have died due to these diseases.The Uttar Pradesh government has attributed a majority of the deaths to Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is a “severe and sometimes fatal form of the disease�?.Principal of Autonomous State Medical College Society, Dr Sangeeta Aneja, said that 447 patients are admitted to various wards of the hospital in Firozabad.“Today [Sunday], 105 new patients of dengue and viral fever were admitted while 60 people recovered,�? Aneja added. “The death toll stands at 51. No child died in the past 24 hours in the medical college.�?More than 50% of the 200 samples collected from Firozabad and neighbouring areas on Sunday tested positive for dengue, NDTV reported, citing sources in the health ministry.“We have 755 surveillance teams in place and we had 64 special camps today [Sunday] where 4,469 patients came in,�? said Dr Dinesh Kumar Premi, chief medical officer of Firozabad. “Of the total, 3,044 patients were of fever. [Also] 236 samples returned positive for dengue and we got four confirmed cases of...Read more

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