MP faces dengue scare; seven deaths, 247 cases in 15 days

Dengue has claimed seven lives and about 247 positive cases have been reported from various parts of Madhya Pradesh as the disease shows no signs of abating.

Dengue has claimed seven lives and about 247 positive cases have been reported from various parts of Madhya Pradesh as the disease shows no signs of abating.

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Seven persons fell victim to dengue in the last 15 days, while the number of positive cases went up to 247 during the same period, in the state, officials said. As per the latest data, a total of 968 samples for dengue test were taken in the state, of which 247 were diagnosed positive while two reports were still awaited from Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal, Dr BS Ohri, Regional Joint Director Health, Bhopal Division, told PTI.

Bhopal, Indore and Balaghat were identified as worst affected where 179 cases were tested positive, he said. Joint Director Health, Dr Amarnath Mittal said seven dengue deaths were recorded in the state in 15 days. Of these, Balaghat recorded the maximum three deaths while Bhopal, Indore, Rajgarh and Raisen recorded one death each, he said.

Three deaths were recorded in rural areas while four took place in different city hospitals, Mittal said. The situation in Balaghat district was a matter of concern where three dengue deaths were recorded out of only 17 cases diagnosed positive from 27 samples collected, he said.

The death ratio of Balghat was much higher than Bhopal and Indore where only two deaths were recorded out of 162 positive cases, he said.