Gzb: 13 more dengue cases take tally to 288; 50% from city areas
GHAZIABAD: The district reported 13 fresh cases of dengue on Wednesday, taking the tally of total cases to 288, of which about 50% were recorded from localities in the city area while the trans-hindon areas made up for 20% of the cases, said officials from the health department. The tally of malaria and scrub typhus cases in the district stood at 15 and 39, respectively on Wednesday.
Officials said of the total 288, 208 patients required admission in hospitals, taking the rate of hospitalisation to about 72.22%.
Officials of the district malaria department said city areas like Govindpuram, Harsaon, Pratap Vihar and Vijay Nagar among others were put under the ‘red zone’, indicating a high load of dengue cases.
“In this category, we have placed localities from where dengue cases are being reported in clusters. The localities under the red zone make up for about 50% of the overall dengue cases
reported so far. In the next category (orange zone), we have placed localities, such as Shastri Nagar and Mahendra Enclave, where cases are being reported but not in clusters. These account for about 30% of the overall dengue cases reported so far,” said G K Mishra, district malaria officer.
Mishra added trans-hindon localities of Vaishali, Vasundhara, Indirapuram and Sahibabad fall under the ‘yellow zone’. “These localities do not have cases in clusters, but there are sporadic cases. These account
for about 20% of the dengue cases in the district. We are mapping each and every dengue case and have identified localities accordingly. Extensive antilarvae and fogging drives have been taken up in high-risk areas,” said Mishra.
According to official figures, the total number of dengue cases was 621 in 2016, 232 in 2017, 68 in 2018, 88 in 2019 and 15 in 2020. The number of cases spiked in September this year, with Ghaziabad recording the first 100 cases on September 15 and the next 100 in nine days.