Dengue cases continue to rise in Patiala district; DC takes stock of situation

Tribune News Service

Patiala, October 30

Amid upswing in the hospitalisation of dengue patients, Patiala Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sandeep Hans on Saturday inspected paediatric emergency and dengue wards of Government Rajindra Hospital here. He was accompanied by the Patiala Civil Surgeon and district epidemiologist. The DC himself inquired about the ongoing treatment from the dengue patients. The DC assured that no patients, who were undergoing the treatment of deadly dengue, would face any difficulty at the hospital. He also shared that there was no shortage of blood platelets and required medicines for dengue treatment at the hospital.

The Deputy Commissioner during his visit directed the hospital authorities to keep the hospital premises clean. It has been learnt that cleanliness had gone for a toss near the paediatric emergency.

The Deputy Commissioner asked the hospital management to strengthen the sanitation arrangements in the Red Cross rain basera and also to repair the canteen of the Red Cross.

The DC and other officials visited the hospital after The Tribune had highlighted that attendants of the positive patients had to occupy corridors of the hospital in the absence of any arrangement. It has been learnt that admissions of dengue patients have increased over the past few weeks.

Asking the doctors to be more vigilant, the Deputy Commissioner said that health of the patients admitted in the dengue ward of Rajindra Hospital was improving and no patient was critical.

DC Sandeep Hans over the issue of dengue and Covid held a review meeting with Dr Harjinder Singh, Principal, Government Medical College; Dr RPS Sibia, head, department of medicine, and Dr Baljinder Kaur, head, paediatrics department.

After the meeting, the DC said that patients suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic were being treated well as the hospital had all the necessary arrangements. In view of the apprehensions of the potential third wave of Covid, the DC said that everything, including oxygen and medicines, is in place.

Dist sees 36 dengue cases

The district on Saturday reported 36 fresh cases, thereby taking the count of dengue cases to 608. Of 36, 24 were reported from urban areas while 12 from rural belt.

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