Dengue Worry: Bihar Municipal Corporation on High Alert, as cases surge

Patna, Bihar’s capital city, is dealing with a serious dengue outbreak, with the latest tally revealing 435 patients within the municipal limits alone.

This alarming increase in cases has brought the total number of dengue infections in Bihar to a concerning 1,332, with 1,057 cases reported in September alone.

With 127 patients, Bhagalpur Medical College has emerged as a hotspot, closely followed by Patna’s Medical College Hospital, which has reported 57 cases.

To prevent the disease’s spread, the Municipal Corporation has launched a comprehensive campaign involving quick anti-larva spraying and fogging operations across Patna, with the goal of halting dengue’s unrelenting advance.

Patliputra is the epicenter of the capital city’s dengue outbreak, but numerous other localities, including Bankipur, Kankarbagh, Patna City, Phulwarisharif, Kumhrar, and Shastri Nagar, have also become dengue hotspots.