Health Crisis In Hyderabad: Dengue, Viral Fever Cases Surge
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (Maxim News): Hyderabad is grappling with a seasonal health crisis, as cases of dengue and viral fevers have gone up considerably in the last few weeks.
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Private nursing homes, clinics, and outpatient wings of Fever Hospital, Gandhi Hospital, and OGH are recording a consistent surge due to a steady influx of patients with typical symptoms of viral fevers and dengue.
With the prospect of more rainfall on the horizon, the Director of Public Health (DPH), Dr. B.Ravinder Naik on Wednesday issued a warning, urging residents to prioritize preventive measures to mitigate the spread of disease.
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At Gandhi Hospital, the majority of patient walk-ins at the OP wing are related to fever cases or individuals with dengue-like symptoms.
At present, the OPD at Gandhi Hospital and OGH is hovering between 1500 and 2000 patients per day each while the daily new OPD paid visits at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) are close to 650.
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In the last few days, at Fever Hospital, the OPD visits of patients have increased from an average of around 600 patients to 850 patients in the last few weeks.
Based on the available data on dengue-related cases, between June and August, a total of 4395 dengue-positive infections have been registered in Telangana out of which 85 percent to 90 percent are from Hyderabad alone.
This August (till now), a total of 1751 dengue-positive infections have been reported from Hyderabad alone while another 310 and 399 cases have been reported from Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts.
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Reports have also indicated that at least five people have lost their lives due to dengue.
Dengue-positive cases in 2024, January-April-678, May-113, June-1078, July-1461, August-1856. In 2023, the total positive cases were 8016. In 2022 positive cases were 8972, In 2021 positive cases-7135, In 2020 positive cases were-2173. (Maxim News)
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