Dengue cases on the rise in Ghaziabad

Dengue cases are on the rise in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, also a part of the National Capital Region (NCR), as the number of dengue patients has crossed 600.
However, no deaths in the district have been reported due to dengue, which is spread to people through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The district medical officials are aware of the situation.
Ghaziabad Assistant Chief Medical Officer Rakesh Gupta said, “Beds have been reserved for dengue patients in government as well as private hospitals to meet any eventuality.”
Most of the dengue cases have been reported from urban areas. Especially those who have been diagnosed with dengue but commute to Delhi almost daily for work and other routine tasks.
Dengue patients have been found in and around Kaushambi, Indirapuram, Vaishali, and Vasundhara, areas from where a significant number of people daily go to Delhi.
Municipal Corporation and the health department are on alert in the areas adjoining the national capital, as the majority of dengue patients have been found in these areas.
Tests are being conducted in these areas, and 10 to 12 dengue cases have been found daily for the last few days, the officials said.
However, dengue cases have not been found so far in a cluster.
The number of dengue patients in the district could be much higher, as several people infected with the disease have not sought treatment at government hospitals.