Dengue spread refuses to die down in MP, claims 7 in 15 days

The figure of positive cases of dengue has gone up to 247 as the spread of the disease refuses to die down in Madhya Pradesh.

Dengue has claimed seven lives in the state in last 15 days.

As per the latest data, a total of 968 samples for dengue test were taken in the state and of these 247 were diagnosed positive while two reports were still awaited from Gandhi Medical College here, regional joint director health, Bhopal
Division, Dr B S Ohri 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 that so far seven Dengue deaths were recorded in the state in 15 days.

Of these Balaghat recorded the maximum three while Bhopal, Indore, Rajgarh and Raisen recorded one death each, he said.

0hree deaths were recorded in rural areas while four took place in different city hospitals, Mittal said. 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.