Ajnala family claims death due to dengue, Health Dept to probe

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 13

Family members of another woman patient from Ajnala have reported her death due to dengue. Three days ago, a family had claimed that a woman in their family died of dengue.

Deepak Arora, husband of Pooja Arora, who was a mother of three, claimed that she was declared a dengue positive case by a hospital in Ajnala, after which she was undergoing treatment. He complained that the administration had not conducted fogging in the area, due to which dengue cases were being reported.

Meanwhile, health officials stated that no death due to dengue had been confirmed so far. “We investigate each and every case. Sometimes, the deceased have other viral infection and due to a lack of technical knowledge, it is termed as dengue,” said Dr Madan Mohan.

He said all private hospitals had earlier been issued instructions to report arrival of any suspected dengue cases at their institutions to the department. “The purpose is to get the samples and get it tested from the Government Medical College laboratory. It is only after the confirmation that a case is deemed as dengue positive,” he said.

He said an investigation would be conducted in this case also. Talking about fogging, he said: “The Local Bodies Department is responsible for conducting fogging in areas under their jurisdiction. We have been continuously pointing out the issue to authorities concerned.” He said the Health Department conducts fogging in areas surroundings the homes of positive cases, which they had done for each case.