Lucknow reports 39 new dengue cases, 3 of malaria

With 39 new dengue cases and 3 of malaria surfacing here in the last 24 hours, total such cases reported in the city from January this year has risen to 837, including 429 of dengue and 408 of malaria, as per the data shared by the chief medical officer(CMO)’s office on Saturday.

On the death of a 71-year-old woman, a suspected dengue patient, during the said period, the health department claimed she did not die of dengue. 

Other cases reporting a rise each passing day, the CMO teams continued to inspect and screen the localities which are at risk.

The team also sprayed insecticide there to prevent mosquito breeding. So far, no new related deaths have been reported in the state capital after the one on Friday.

Once identified, the teams visited each of these households and surrounding homes to take preventative action.

On Saturday alone, the city malaria unit and the district malaria officer, also in-charge of dengue screenings, visited 1,160 homes and found conditions favourable for mosquito breeding in six of them. The teams also spread awareness on preventive measures.