In pics: Uttar Pradesh suffers worst dengue outbreak in years, 97 cases in Prayagraj

A surge in dengue cases has been seen in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, especially among children. Amid the dengue outbreak in Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Medical Officer of Prayagraj district, Nanak Saran on Tuesday informed that the district has reported 97 cases of dengue so far. ...read more

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Out of these 97 cases, around nine dengue patients are admitted to hospitals at present. Saran told ANI, "The cases are likely to increase in the city because they are increasing in the whole state. Despite having recorded 97 cases in Prayagraj, the district has not reported any death due to dengue so far."(PTI)

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A Dengue Ward has been set up at the Combined District Hospital in Sanjay Nagar, Ghaziabad. Of the 550 symptomatic patients tested so far, there are 16 patients who have tested positive for dengue. (HT Photo/Sakib Ali)

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An MCD worker fumigates an area during the launch of a campaign on dengue, malaria and chikungunya prevention in New Delhi. (HT Photo)

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Dengue-infected patients sit under the mosquito nets after being hospitalised at Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.(REUTERS)

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Mosquitoes prevail on logged water bodies in Dasna, Ghaziabad. Dengue cases and fever complaints are on the rise in the area in Uttar Pradesh. (HT Photo/Sakib Ali)

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Dengue patients receive treatment at the children ward of a government Victoria Hospital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.(PTI)

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Young patients suffering from dengue fever receive treatment at a dengue ward inside the Government Victoria Hospital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.(AFP)