Saturday, 25 October 2014
Patna: With more than 30 dengue cases reported in Bihar till Friday, the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) here has set up a separate ward for dengue patients and the state government has sounded an alert
Nearly half of the dengue patients detected so far are from Patna alone,"Sambhusaran Singh,
concerned officials have been directed to take preventive measuresand provide proper treatment to dengue patients in view of the rising number of new case in the past few days.
Dengue claimed one life in Patna last week when Abhay Kumar of Transport Nagar succumbed to it. PMCH official Sudhansu Kumar said that a special dengue ward with 30 beds has been set up with 10 beds reserved for emergency cases.
Dengue patients have been admitted to various hospitals including the PMCH, said officials Dengue cases have also been reported from Saharsa, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Samastipur, Saran, Nawada, Begusarai and Bhojpur districts,
Bihar health minister Ramdhani Singh said that he had directed hospital authorities across the state to provide adequate treatment and medicines to dengue patients. more >>
