205 fresh dengue cases reported from Jamia Nagar, hospitals ‘full’

By TCN Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: Number of suspected dengue cases in Jamia Nagar has increased substantially. Only in the last 24 hours out of 595 suspected patients who approached the five big hospitals in the area, 205 turned out to be dengue patients. Out of 205 cases, the condition of 12 patients is reportedly very serious.


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Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on the other hand has declared 297 dengue cases till now in Delhi. It has also accepted that a large of this figure, have been reported from Jamia Nagar, a Muslim dominated area.

What has made the matter all the more serious is that many hospitals, including Holy Family are full and have no bed left to admit further suspected dengue patents.

Holy family, Bansal Hospital, Ansari Health Center, Sujan Mahender Hospital and Jeevan Nursing Home are the prominent hospitals in around Jamia Nagar.

The 12 serious dengue patients have been admitted in ICU in Holy Family. Besides 32 dengue patients in Jeevan Nursing Home, 18 in Jamia Health Center, 12 in Bansal Hospital and 8 in Sujan Mahinder hospital have been admitted for treatment.

The residents of Jamia Nagar have got very scared. Some of them are even planning to migrate to another area in Delhi.

Mohammad Zafar, a local shop owner, pointed out “I don’t think it’s worth living here any more when the government and the civic agencies are completely indifferent from your problems. That’s why I have shifted to my in laws house in Dwarka. I come here just because I own a shop but I stay these days in Dwarka itself.”

Mr. Zafar also accused the political representatives at the local level, like councillor Mohammad Jamaluddin and MLA, Asif Mohammad Khan, to be responsible for situation which is getting worse day by day.

“Had Asif Mohammad Khan and Jamaluddin actively pushing MCD for cleaning the area, the situation would not have come to such a pass,” he added.

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