Kolkata:
With two more deaths, the dengue toll in West Bengal, since January, went up to
17 on Monday, a senior health department official said. One of the victims
was from Dum Dum and the other from North 24 Parganas’ Bangaon. Both were women
and died on Sunday.
“The
death count has now become 17. Most of the victims were from North 24 Parganas
and Hooghly districts,” he said. Satpathy said, 77 fresh cases of dengue
were reported in the last 24 hours. “The number of dengue cases in the
state since January now stands at 2,870,” he said.
There
has been a sharp rise in dengue cases across the state this monsoon. With most
of the affected patients undergoing treatment at Dr B C Roy Memorial Hospital
For Children and Beliaghata ID hospital, the leave of all doctors and paramedical
staff, including nurses and lab technicians, have been cancelled.With dengue
cases multiplying each passing day, and patients crowding the hospitals, the
state government might cancel the leave of all health staff across the state in
the near future.The move comes in the wake of hospitals struggling to deal with
the influx of patients.
Meanwhile,
the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) suspended 30 municipal staff and two
doctors for not working properly. KMC Mayor-in-Council, Health, Atin Ghosh while
speaking to the media said, “late arrival” and “non-performance” of duties were
the reasons behind the notices issued.
The
chief minister had sought to reassure worried citizens few weeks back after she
held a high-level meeting with the responsible authorities.
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