This story is from August 31, 2017

BBMP: 4,280 dengue cases since January, just 604 last year

BBMP: 4,280 dengue cases since January, just 604 last year
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BENGALURU: In its first admission that the number of dengue cases is spiralling threateningly, the BBMP on Wednesday said the city has reported 4,280 cases so far this year, a shocking seven-fold rise over the previous year.
The rising number of dengue cases and the looming garbage crisis in the city dominated the BBMP Council meeting on Wednesday.
Chief health officer (public health) Dr Lokesh MN informed the council that more than 4,000 dengue cases had been reported from within the Palike limits since the beginning of this year.
He added a caveat that some private hospitals had been repor ting suspected dengue cases as confirmed ones. The Palike reported 604 dengue cases in the year 2016, 1,249 in 2015, and 823 in 2014.
The BBMP's admission came after the opposition created a ruckus demanding a reply from the civic body on the actual number of dengue cases in Bengaluru. Until now, the civic body was in denial about the spike.
Padmanabha Reddy , leader of the opposition in the council, said the civic body had no data on the number of dengue cases reported from its areas and the citizens were in the dark. “I've visited private hospitals where beds were full. If this is the reality, why isn't the BBMP revealing the number of dengue cases? What are they trying to hide,“ Padmanabha Reddy , leader of the opposition in the council asked.
Dr Lokesh said the BBMP had taken measures to contain the disease, and platelets were being given to patients free. When the opposition demanded that the BBMP take more measures and got no response from the health officer, mayor G Padmavathi directed Dr Lokesh to submit a detailed report on the matter.
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