4 more children infected in deadly Chandipura today, total suspected cases in the state crosses 150

Ahmedabad: Chandipura virus has been wreaking havoc in Gujarat since the last week of June. With 3 more suspected cases of Chandipura in the state in the last 24 hours, the number has reached 151. But today, the deadly Chandipura took the lives of 4 children.

According to the data of the Health Department of the Government of Gujarat, there are currently 151 cases of viral encephalitis in the state. Of these, 16 cases have been found in Sabarkantha, 07 in Aravalli, 03 in Mahisagar, 07 in Kheda, 09 in Mehsana, 07 in Rajkot, 05 in Surendranagar, 12 in Ahmedabad Corporation, 08 in Gandhinagar, 16 in Panchmahal, 06 in Jamnagar, 06 in Morbi, 03 in Gandhinagar Corporation, 02 in Chhota Udepur, 04 in Dahod, 07 in Vadodara, 02 in Narmada, 06 in Banaskantha, 02 in Vadodara Corporation, 01 in Bhavnagar, 01 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 and 01 in Gir Somnath.

Out of these, 06 cases have been found in Sabarkantha, 03 in Aravalli, 02 in Mahisagar, 04 in Kheda, 05 in Mehsana, 03 in Rajkot, 03 in Surendranagar, 03 in Ahmedabad Corporation, 02 in Gandhinagar, 07 in Panchmahal, 01 in Jamnagar, 01 in Morbi, 03 in Dahod, 01 in Vadodara, 01 in Banaskantha, 01 in Devbhoomi Dwarka, 01 in Rajkot Corporation, 04 in Kutch, 02 in Surat Corporation, 01 in Bharuch, 01 in Ahmedabad, 01 in Porbandar and 01 in Patan. A total of 57 positive cases have been found in District Corporation Chandipura.

While in Sabarkantha-05, Aravalli-03, Mahisagar-02, Kheda-02, Mehsana-03, Rajkot-04, Surendranagar-02, Ahmedabad Corporation-06, Gandhinagar-03, Panchmahal-07, Jamnagar-03, Morbi-04, Gandhinagar Corporation-02, Dahod-03, Vadodara-02, Narmada-01, Banaskantha-03, Vadodara Corporation-01, Devbhoomi Dwarka-01, Kutch-03, Surat Corporation-01, Bharuch-01, Jamnagar Corporation-01, Gir Somnath-01 and Patan-1 a total of 65 patients have died.

• In Gujarat State, 25 viral encephalitis patients are admitted and 61 patients have been discharged.
• There are 06 cases from Rajasthan in which 04 patients are admitted and 0 patients have died. There are 04 cases from Madhya Pradesh in which 03 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 47,018 houses have been surveyed by the health team, which includes the houses and surrounding houses of positive and suspected patients.
• Spraying with Malathion powder has been asked to be done intensively and promptly in all the kutcha houses of all the villages of the taluka where positive cases of viral encephalitis have been found. Also, all the districts have been asked to take measures to prevent vector-borne diseases.
• Malathion powder has been sprayed on a total of 7,26,073 kutcha houses.
• Spraying has been done in a total of 1,49,098 kutcha houses.
• A total of 29,736 schools were sprayed with Malathion powder and a total of 6,646 schools were sprayed.
• A total of 34,532 antacids were sprayed with Malathion powder and a total of 6,792 antacids were sprayed.