After a 35-year-old girl from Vasundhara died of suspected dengue late Saturday night time, officers of the district well being division stated on Monday that they’re awaiting lab experiences to substantiate it as a dengue fatality. In line with district figures, Ghaziabad has to date recorded 414 dengue constructive circumstances this yr with one confirmed loss of life.
Within the matter of the 35-year-old girl, officers stated she was admitted to a hospital 18 hours earlier than she succumbed to her sickness.
“It’s suspected that the underlying trigger was one thing else and we now have sought her check experiences from the hospital. Though she examined constructive for dengue in the speedy check, the confirmatory check was unfavourable. Her platelet depend was additionally low. Now we have sought her report back to get a transparent indication concerning the case. As of now, we aren’t counting this as a dengue loss of life,” stated Dr Rakesh Gupta, district surveillance officer.
Aside from 414 dengue circumstances, the division, until Sunday night, additionally recorded 19 malaria and 15 constructive circumstances of scrub typhus.
In line with district figures, there have been 901 dengue circumstances in 2022, 1,238 in 2021, 15 in 2020, 88 in 2019 and 68 in 2018 in Ghaziabad.
“Our groups and likewise these from the municipal company are engaged in spraying of pesticides and anti-larvae medicines. Fogging can also be being taken up in completely different areas,” Gupta stated.
On August 1, a 21-year-old man succumbed to multi-organ failure ensuing from dengue shock syndrome whereas below remedy at a hospital in Ghaziabad. This was the primary dengue loss of life reported this season in Ghaziabad, stated well being officers.