Facts About Scrub typhus in UP

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Due to the change in the weather, now the viral has started spreading in different cities of Uttar Pradesh. In Lucknow only it has been estimated to be 400 virally infected patients, including 40 children, have been admitted to all government hospitals.

The patients in OPD are coming for fever, cold and congestion and it is all around 20% of total patients. However, there is an atmosphere of panic in the hospitals due to the sudden increase in viral patients but doctors say that it is a seasonal flu.

Instructions have been given in hospitals that patients should be tested for corona antigen before treatment in OPD. According to the information received from the hospital, there were only 5% patients with fever in 3rd week of August and has been an increase of about 15% in viral cases from the last week.

The number of patients are different in different cities like:-

▪️In Balrampur Hospital, Civil Hospital and Lohia Institute there are more than 300 patients with the problem of fever.

▪️In Mahanagar Bhaurao Deoras, Rani Laxmibai, Lokbandhu, Ram Sagar Mishra and also in community health centers, the number of fever patients is increasing continuously.

▪️50 died of fever in Firozabad and 6 more people have died in 24 hours.The number of death is 41 from viral till Wednesday. 4 more people died late on Wednesday night.After this, two children died on Thursday.

▪️Firozabad: The situation is uncontrollable due to dengue fever, the administration has given the death toll as 44.