Kanpur: About 300 people have been admitted to the Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital here owing to the rising outbreaks of viral fever, dengue, and malaria in the state.
This tally includes numerous children as well. Several patients have been diagnosed with dengue and malaria.
The hospital authorities stated that despite the high number of cases, no deaths due to the outbreak was reported yet.
Dr Sanjay Kala, the in-charge of Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, said, "More than 250 patients of viral fever have been admitted to the hospital for a month or so. Most patients have recovered while some patients with viral pneumonia have developed complications."
The doctor added, "The fatality rate is pretty low. As many as 25 patients have been admitted for Dengue, including 10 children and some have been admitted for malaria as well. However, no one has died due to these diseases at the hospital."
UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh stated that the state government was taking several steps to prevent this outbreak. "The main reason for the increased number of cases is loopholes in the working of officials" he outlined.
Yesterday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan also chaired a meeting with the authorities of states and UTs regarding the spread of Serotype-II dengue across 11 states. The health secretary issued several steps to curb this outbreak and keep the people safe.
Steps recommended preventing the increase of dengue cases are early detection of cases, operationalisation of fever helplines, and adequate stocking of testing kits, larvicide, and medicines.
The states which have reported dengue cases in the past month are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
