Via Hindustan Times :
" With the city witnessing November rains, the civic body’s health machinery has been put on alert to avoid a possible malaria outbreak. According to statistics, the civic hospitals have admitted 1,539 patients with malaria in November till date. On Tuesday, 82 cases of malaria were reported.
“We have kept our machinery on alert. And have asked all pest control officers (PCO) to make sure that no breeding should occur,” said Dr GT Ambe, executive health officer.
In November, 86,042 blood samples were collected and sent for testing of which 3,246 were found to be positive."
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