Dengue under control in Tamil Nadu, says Health Secretary in Madurai
In Madurai, as of September 23, 288 dengue fever cases had been reported, including 105 in Corporation limits, 11 in municipalities, nine in panchayats and 163 in town panchayats; Field staff are carrying out fogging, which will be intensified in rural pockets as well
Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) Darez Ahmed stated on Thursday that dengue fever was largely under control across Tamil Nadu. He emphasized that numerous measures were being implemented in districts with higher case numbers during a visit to Madurai. Ahmed inspected Simakkal in Ward 50, Zone 3, and interacted with residents during a door-to-door survey in Lakshmi Narayanapuram Agraharam.
He assured the public that dengue cases were well under control and no panic was necessary. A total of nine deaths and 17,939 dengue cases had been reported as of September 23, with 2.23 lakh people screened so far through RT-PCR tests at 131 locations. The health department is intensifying fogging efforts, particularly in rural areas, and has deployed 26,303 DBCs across the state.
Field staff have conducted 5,818 surveys to date. Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruvallur, Salem, Chengalpattu, and several other districts continue to be closely monitored for higher case numbers.
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