Amid Covid-19 outbreak, dengue numbers on the rise in Ferozepur
Ferozepur, July 9, 2020: At a time when Ferozepur continues to witness new cases of coronavirus on daily basis – 11 today with 8 of BSF jawans including one woman, in what is another big headache for the authorities, cases of dengue have been on the rise. On Wednesday, 14 Dengue positive cases have been reported, making a total of 58 cases.
Among the 14 dengue positive reports, all are of Ferozepur City with 8 women and 6 men. The health department teams after tracing the positive dengue cases have started shifting them to the Dengue Ward in the Civil Hospital.
It is feared that if all Covid-19 patients are tested, the number of dengue patients will increase.
In the meantime, the health department as well as the sanitation teams has been asked to work together for spraying of insecticide and inspection of garbage and debris.