Health official dies of dengue in Mysuru, toll rises to six in Karnataka

MYSURU, BENGALURU: The death toll in the state due to dengue has risen to six with a community health official succumbing to the disease in Mysuru district.

The deceased Nagendra was working in Hunsur taluk. So far this year, the district has recorded 479 of which 162 are still active. A total of 3,489 tests have been conducted till now.

Among other districts, Hassan has witnessed two deaths due to dengue while Shivamogga, Haveri, Dharwad and Bengaluru have recorded one death each. There have been 1,563 cases in Bengaluru, 491 in Chikkamagalur, 479 in Mysuru, 451 in Haveri, 265 in Chitradurga and 233 cases in Dakshina Kannada districts, with the overall count in the state touching 6,300 cases.

Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao held a meeting with district officials on Thursday.

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday held a meeting with the district deputy commissioners and district health officers via video conference to discuss steps to control the spread of the disease. Two days ago, the minister had held a meeting with BBMP officials.

“Whatever we had discussed earlier was conveyed to the DCs and ZP CEos. All hospitals will have to notify the government when they get any dengue case. Prices for NS1 and Elisa tests have been capped. Door-to-door awareness campaigns using all available resources and destroying larvae is important. We will henceforth put out district-wise daily active case count. Even senior officers should take part in the awareness drive every Friday”, the minister said after today’s meeting.

ಡೆಂಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿರುವ ಕಡೆ ಫೀವರ್ ಕ್ಲಿನಿಕ್ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು. ಆ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಜ್ವರದ ಲಕ್ಷಣ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಡೆಂಗಿ ಪತ್ತೆ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುವುದು. ಡೆಂಗಿ ಕಂಡುಬಂದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗತ್ಯ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು.#DefeatDengue #DengueAlert #Dengue pic.twitter.com/dCM7toBZtT

— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) July 4, 2024

Officials were told to increase testing in health centres, cap prices of tests in private hospitals which will also have to inform the government about dengue admissions. The officials were also asked to start treatment for dengue in people with symptoms like fever, joint pains, rashes on the body, ect.

The officials were also asked to take up fogging to curb breeding of mosquitoes and to create awareness by going door to door in susceptible areas like slums and densely populated areas, emptying water stored for 3-4 days, and putting out advertisements in newspapers and television channels to raise awareness.