It was attended by chief secretary and representatives from 16 departments, including health, civic bodies and police. Kolkata: In the wake of a slight uptick in dengue cases, a meeting on stock-taking and dengue-control measures was held at Nabanna on Monday.
Around Rs 1.2 crore has been approved for dengue-related work. Sources said around 7,320 cases have been reported from across the state this year, of which around 2,600 cases were reported in the past two weeks. In Kolkata, 624 cases have been reported against last year’s 662.
Sources said the focus was on destruction of breeding grounds in clusters where more dengue cases have been found, an increase in testing and fast-tracking of the release of test reports.
At present, only around 260 patients are being treated across different hospitals across the state,” said a health department source. Let’s hope that there won’t be much water stagnation over the next two months,” said microbiologist Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata Stay updated with the latest Kolkata news.
“We want to tighten our vector-control measures, step up testing and ramp hospital preparedness if the need arises. Dengue cases can escalate till Nov. “Dengue cases occur till Nov. So, it’s too early to predict. Download the TOI App.