Out of six new cases, four of them are from urban pockets including Transport Nagar, Mundera Chungi, Preetam Nagar and Jhunsi. While rest of the two cases were from Kaurihar and Chaka.
District Malaria Officer (Prayagraj) AK Singh told TOI, “83 out of total 91 patients have already recovered and there are only eight active cases in the city”.
He, however, said, “Out of eight active cases, six patients are being treated at different hospitals while two patients are being treated at home”. Moreover, out of total 91 verified dengue cases reported in the district so far, 74 cases were reported in urban pockets, while 34 in trans-Ganga and trans-Yamuna areas. Officials of the health department, however, claimed, there is no need to panic as fogging and anti-larve spray exercise has been extensively carried out across the district. Officials also added, urban pockets are witnessing an increasing trend in dengue cases since past 15 days, but effective measures are being initiated to check the vector-borne disease.
Officials also claimed that city pockets have undoubtedly more dengue cases, particularly in semi urban pockets, and all the hotspots are under scanner. An anti-larvae spraying drive has been intensified in these areas, including Ashok Nagar, Rajapur, Teliyarganj, Govindpur, and old city localities. City residents have, however, been urged to take preventive measures to check the spread of dengue, said a senior health official, adding, health teams are appealing people to use mosquito nets and repellents.
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