Cases of dengue are increasing continuously in Patna, Bihar. New hot spots are emerging in many cities including Patna. This disease is now taking the form of an epidemic in the capital area. Larvae of female Aedes mosquito, which spreads dengue, have been found in large quantities in 20 areas of Patna city. Larvae have been found in all the hot spot areas. The situation can be gauged from the fact that these larvae have been found in large quantities in all the major hospitals of Patna. Apart from this, it has also been found in large quantities at railway stations, schools, apartments etc. The team of the Delhi-based National Center for Vector Borne Diseases has expressed concern after seeing such a large quantity of larvae. Along with this, the health department and municipal corporation officials have been asked to take concrete measures to control the disease and destroy the larvae, otherwise it can take a terrible form.

Larvae found in these areas

Larves have been found in large quantities in Mahatma Gandhinagar, Bhootnath Road, Bhagwatnagar, Ramakrishnanagar, Viscoman Colony of Azimabad Zone, Tulsi Mandi, Badi Pahadi, Alamganj in Kankarbagh Zone of Patna, Kasturbanagar, Kela Mandi, Musallahpur Haat, Mahendru of Drunutan Rajdhani Zone, Mithapur, Janta Road, areas around Income Tax Golambar, Jagdev Path and Ashiana Mor of Patliputra Zone and Jhunjhunwala Lane, Begumpur and Jhavganj of Patna City Zone. The possibility of dengue mosquitoes being present in the market committee has also been expressed.

Larvae found in PMCH and NMCH too

Apart from various areas of the city, the investigation team also went to PMCH and NMCH. Larvae have been found here too during the investigation. Larvae have been found in those places of PMCH and NMCH where water has accumulated in the pits created due to construction. Larvae of female Aedes mosquitoes that spread dengue are also growing in pots kept in houses, apartments, government offices or private institutions. The central team found larvae in water after testing in many areas including Rajendranagar Terminal, Gardnibagh Girls School, Market Committee. Such complaints have also been received in many apartments of Kankarbagh, Bankipur, Gardnibagh. However, in this case, the Municipal Corporation claims that it has formed 375 teams to spray anti-larva. Spraying is being done with 52 tempo fogging machines in all 75 wards of the corporation. However, the officials engaged in the fogging campaign say that at least one fogging vehicle is needed in each ward.

47 new patients found in the last 24 hours

47 new dengue patients have been found in Patna district in the last 24 hours. Of these, 40 dengue patients were found in Patna urban area and seven in rural areas, taking the total number to 680. 14 dengue patients were found in Kankarbagh area. Eight patients each have been found in Patliputra Zone and Patna City Zone, four each in Azimabad-Bankipur Zone and two in Nutan Rajdhani Zone. Three dengue patients were found in Sampatchak adjoining Patna. One dengue patient each has been found in Barh, Daniyawan, Danapur, Masaurhi. A day before this, 59 patients were found in the district and 34 on Thursday. 102 new dengue patients have been found in the entire state. In this way, the total number of dengue patients in the entire state has reached 1637.