159 suspected cases of deadly Chandipura reported in 28 districts of Gujarat, 3 more children died in 24 hours

Ahmedabad: The suspected Chandipura virus infected three more children in Gujarat today. With this, the total number of deaths due to the deadly Chandipura virus in the state has increased to 71. At the same time, 2 more suspected cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. However, no new positive case has been reported from Chandipura today.

According to the Health Department of the Government of Gujarat, there are currently a total of 159 cases of viral encephalitis in the state. Of these, 16 suspected cases have been found in Sabarkantha, 07 in Aravalli, 04 in Mahisagar, 07 in Kheda, 10 in Mehsana, 07 in Rajkot, 05 in Surendranagar, 12 in Ahmedabad Corporation, 08 in Gandhinagar, 16 in Panchmahal, 07 in Jamnagar, 06 in Morbi, 03 in Gandhinagar Corporation, 02 in Chhotaudepur, 04 in Dahod, 09 in Vadodara, 02 in Narmada, 07 in Banaskantha, 02 in Vadodara Corporation, 01 in Bhavnagar, 02 in Devbhoomi Dwarka, 04 in Rajkot Corporation, 05 in Kutch, 02 in Surat Corporation, 04 in Bharuch, 02 in Ahmedabad, 01 in Jamnagar Corporation, 01 in Porbandar, 01 in Patan, 01 in Gir Somnath and 01 in Amreli.

Out of these, 06 cases are from Sabarkantha, 03 from Aravalli, 03 from Mahisagar, 04 from Kheda, 05 from Mehsana, 03 from Rajkot, 03 from Surendranagar, 03 from Ahmedabad Corporation, 02 from Gandhinagar, 07 from Panchmahal, 01 from Jamnagar, 01 from Morbi, 03 from Dahod, 01 from Vadodara, 02 from Banaskantha, 01 from Devbhoomi Dwarka, 01 from Rajkot Corporation, 04 from Kutch, 02 from Surat Corporation, 01 from Bharuch, 01 from Ahmedabad, 01 from Porbandar and 01 from Patan district/ corporation. A total of 59 positive cases have been found in Chandipura.

In the above 159 cases, a total of 71 patients have died in Gujarat State's Sabarkantha-05, Aravalli-03, Mahisagar-02, Kheda-02, Mehsana-05, Rajkot-04, Surendranagar-02, Ahmedabad Corporation-06, Gandhinagar-03, Panchmahal-07, Jamnagar-03, Morbi-04, Gandhinagar Corporation-02, Dahod-03, Vadodara-04, Narmada-01, Banaskantha-04, Vadodara Corporation-01, Devbhoomi Dwarka-01, Kutch-04, Surat Corporation-01, Bharuch-01, Jamnagar Corporation-01, Patan-01 and Gir Somnath-01.

• In Gujarat State, 14 viral encephalitis patients are admitted and 74 patients have been discharged.
• There are total 06 cases from Rajasthan in which 04 patients are admitted and 02 patients have died. There are 04 cases in Madhya Pradesh in which 02 patients are admitted and 01 patient has died. Apart from this, 01 case is from Maharashtra in which 01 patient is admitted.
• A total of 52,153 houses have been surveyed by the health team, which includes the houses and surrounding houses of positive and suspected patients.
• A total of 7,42,714 kutcha houses have been sprayed with Malathion powder
• Spraying has been done in a total of 1,49,527 kutcha houses.
• A total of 30,351 schools were sprayed with Malathion powder and a total of 7,106 schools were sprayed.
• A total of 35,253 antawadis were sprayed with Malathion powder and a total of 7,147 antawadis were sprayed.