Firozabad Viral Fever Outbreak: Yogi Govt Sends Doctors Team To Investigate, 60 Dead Since Mid-August

The move comes as dengue and viral fever have claimed 60 lives in the state’s Firozabad district since mid-August.

Firozabad: In view of the spike in cases of dengue and viral fever, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government on Thursday sent a team of 15 doctors to Firozabad district to investigate the reasons behind the same.

The move comes as dengue and viral fever have claimed 60 lives in the state’s Firozabad district since mid-August.

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No deaths have, however, been reported in the last few days, but the flow of patients into the government medical college and the community health centres in Firozabad has continued unabated.

Additional Director (Medical and Health), Agra Division, Dr A.K. Singh, said the team, comprising 10 doctors and five specialists, took charge on Thursday on the Chief Minister’s instructions.

He added the team led by Dr G.S. Vajpayee, a specialist in communicable diseases, will investigate the causes behind patients not getting proper treatment before they reach the government medical college and other primary health centres in the district, PTI reported.

Dr Singh said the team will also examine the reasons behind the increasing cases dengue and viral fever and suggest measures to control the spread.

The Additional Director (Medical and Health) of Agra Division also trashed reports in a section of the media, which suggested an inflated death toll.

Maintaining that the fatalities stood at 60, Dr Singh further said the deaths due to other diseases are also being attributed to dengue and viral fever.

Meanwhile, a team of women doctors, including Dr Jaimini and Dr Ayushi from Saifai and Dr Pragati from Kanpur, has arrived in Firozabad and is monitoring the patients’ treatment at the government medical college.

Dr Sangeeta Aneja, the medical college’s principal, said the team is trying to work out ways for better treatment of the patients.

Dr Aneja also refuted complaints of beds’ shortage and said all patients arriving at the hospital are first given primary treatment at the Trauma Centre before being shifted to different wards after proper testing.