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5k OPD cases for vector-borne diseases at Civil Hospital

While majority of the cases don’t need hospitalization, about 150-200 patients daily need further treatment, they added. At city-based hospitals too, the similar trend is witnessed with about 50% of the cases coming to OPDs are of vector-borne diseases.
  • Updated On Sep 7, 2021 at 11:50 AM IST
Ahmedabad: The city-based hospitals have recorded exponential rise in vector-borne diseases. According to Civil Hospital authorities, the OPDs for these diseases – primarily dengue and chikungunya – has reached about 3,000 to 5,000 cases daily.

While majority of the cases don’t need hospitalization, about 150-200 patients daily need further treatment, they added. At city-based hospitals too, the similar trend is witnessed with about 50% of the cases coming to OPDs are of vector-borne diseases.

  • Published On Sep 6, 2021 at 06:01 PM IST

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