Karnal sees surge in dengue cases

Tribune News Service

Karnal, November 5

Karnal district has witnessed an alarming increase in the number of dengue cases in the recent days. With 30 positive cases reported in the last week, the district has recorded a total of 123 cases so far.

‘Report all cases’

Directions have been issued to all hospitals in the district to report each and every dengue case to the department. — Dr Yogesh Sharma, Cvil urgeon

Shortage of kits

There are four platelets separation machines in the city and the demand for fresh platelets units has increased manifold. We are facing shortage of kits to prepare fresh platelet units.

An employee, Blood Bank

These are those cases which have been reported by the department, while there are lots of unreported cases getting treatment at private hospitals, which is an alarming situation for the department also. However, the department has not reported any causality due to dengue, but there are reports of death of a number of people died who were suspected to have symptoms of dengue.

One of the senior doctors of the city said patients had high fever, suffered from vomiting and headache were coming to hospitals with less number of platelets which required ventilator support, but almost all ventilators were full in the hospitals of the city.

Meanwhile, the rising number of dengue cases has increased the demand of platelets units in blood banks. “There are four platelets separation machines in the city, and the demand for fresh platelets units has increased manifold due to dengue, but we are facing shortage of kits to prepare fresh platelets units,” said an employee of a blood bank.

Dr Yogesh Sharma, Civil Surgeon, said directions had been issued to all hospitals in the district to report each and every dengue case to the department. “The department has reported 123 cases in the district and no death has been reported due to dengue. Only the Elisa test confirms the dengue positive case,” said the Civil Surgeon.