Jodhpur reported second dengue death, while it was the first dengue death in Udaipur. The dengue’s onslaught is still continuing in the state. As many as 347 dengue cases were reported on Friday.
From January 1 to November 19, the state reported 16,373 cases of dengue and 48 deaths. Till October 18, the number of dengue cases in 2021 were 6,797 and 10 deaths were reported. Majority of the cases and deaths took place from October 18 to November 19, 2021. In this 32-day period, 38 deaths took place and 9,577 dengue cases were reported.
The number of dengue cases in Jaipur has now crossed 3,000-mark as it is the worst dengue-affected district in the state. Jaipur reported 3,035 cases in 2021 till Friday, adding 49 new cases in 24 hours. In six days (November 14 to November 19), Jaipur reported 387 dengue cases, accounting for 20% of the cases reported from the state. In the six days, (November 14 to November 19), the state reported 1,958 dengue case.
A senior health department official said that they have increased testing for dengue across the state. “There is a declining trend in dengue cases. Our teams are conducting anti-larvae activities daily and also send a list of dengue-positive cases to Jaipur Municipal Corporation, which conducts fogging on the basis of dengue cases reported from different areas,” said Dr Narrottam Sharma, chief medical health officer (Jaipur-I).
Not only Jaipur, but districts such as Bikaner, Kota and Jodhpur are also witnessing dengue cases. Kota and Bikaner reported 100 and 106 dengue cases respectively in six days.
According to the doctors treating dengue cases, this year post rains, more patients got admitted with more complications in comparison to past few years, which is why more deaths have been reported this year.
