A high alert has been issued in Bihar after two people died of dengue and the number of people infected increased to about 200 in different parts of the state, the health minister said Thursday.
"A control room has been set up in Patna to keep a close watch on the situation. Health officials have been directed to take preventive measures and provide proper treatment to dengue patients," Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey said IANS over the phone.
As per reports, two people have died of in Samastipur district, while nearly 80 people with the disease are getting treated in various hospitals. Dengue cases have also been reported from Purnia, Begusarai, Patna, Vaishali and Gaya districts, a health official told.
To get abreast of the situation, the health minister visited Jawharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in the district headquarters town of Bhagalpur Thursday.
More than two dozen people infected with dengue have been admitted to different hospitals in Bhagalpur, said a health official.
Choubey said that he has given orders to hospital authorities across the state to provide sufficient treatment and medicines to those suffering from the disease.
"I asked all the district civil surgeons to ensure measures like proper sanitation, regular fogging and spraying to prevent spread of dengue," Choubey said, claiming that the situation was under control.
--with inputs from IANS
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