Ahmadabad: 8 Dengue Deaths in last 3 months, all in areas of municipal corporations
Eight persons have yield to dengue this year until now, according to the state Health Department, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) area reporting the highest incidents so far, at four deaths. All deaths have been reported in the last three months, said Health Department officials. Another person died from the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) […]
Eight persons have yield to dengue this year until now, according to the state Health Department, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) area reporting the highest incidents so far, at four deaths. All deaths have been reported in the last three months, said Health Department officials.
Another person died from the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) area and three others from the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC) area, according to a state Health Department official.
Of the 75,932 suspected samples tested for dengue since January 1 until October 14 this year, 5,961 have tested positive, resulting in serum positivity of nearly 7.8%, said Dr B S Jesalpura, Joint Director and in-charge of the state’s National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP).
