Lucknow, 18 October: Dengue and viral fever patients are increasing rapidly across the state including Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. At present, the beds of government hospitals are full due to fever with dengue like symptoms.
According to doctors, platelets are found to be very low in these patients but after dengue test, the report comes negative.
Despite the efforts of the health department, the outbreak of dengue is not decreasing. An increase in dengue cases has been seen in recent times.
In the last few days, dengue outbreak has increased in Moradabad, Kanpur Nagar, Lucknow and Gautam Buddha Nagar. More than four hundred patients are admitted in government hospitals of Lucknow. About three dozen dengue patients are coming to Lucknow every day. In the last 24 hours, 36 new dengue patients have been found in Lucknow.
Beds full in hospitals
At present the beds and medicine wards of government hospitals are full due to fever with dengue like symptoms. More than four hundred patients are admitted in government hospitals of Lucknow. Platelets are found to be very low in these patients but after dengue test the report comes negative.
There are 160 fever patients and 16 dengue patients admitted in Balrampur Hospital. 77 fever patients and 25 dengue patients are admitted in Lokbandhu Hospital. Doctors are treating it as non-dengue syndrome. 80 patients of fever and 32 of dengue are admitted in civil. Civil Hospital Director
Dr. Narendra Aggarwal told that there are many types of dengue fever but there is no facility to test all of them.
Instructions to increase beds in hospitals
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to arrange additional beds in hospitals for dengue patients.
Reviewing the efforts being made to prevent dengue on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that every patient suffering from dengue should get timely treatment. Also, it should be ensured that hotspot situation does not arise anywhere.
Platelets will be available 24 hours to dengue patients in KGMU
Dengue patients are increasing rapidly in Lucknow. Due to this, 200 units of platelets are being consumed daily in KGMU.
Keeping in mind the increasing outbreak of dengue and the need of platelets for dengue patients, it has now been decided to run platelet apheresis process 24 hours a day in KGMU. With this, dengue patients will now be able to get platelets 24 hours a day. Till now, platelets apheresis procedure was conducted in KGMU only from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm.
Don’t panic if platelet count is low
Civil Hospital’s Dr. N.B. Singh said that the virus of dengue fever spreads from one affected person to another healthy person through this mosquito. The virus quickly enters the body.
Dr. N.B. Singh said that on the advice of the doctor, one can take paracetamol medicine to reduce fever. To prevent dehydration in the body, consume fluids and ORS solution as per requirement.
He told that the patient does not need to panic due to low platelet count. If the patient’s platelet count is above 60000, then about 95 percent of the patient becomes healthy by maintaining his diet, hydration and taking paracetamol in fever.
