Ahmedabad reports over 5,000 cases of viral infection in nine days
Updated: Nov 12th, 2024
Amid the change in weather in the city, over 1,200 cases of cold and 800 cases of fever were reported in one day this month.
In the last few days, Ahmedabad has been experiencing an in-between weather – warm days and cool nights. This has led to a significant increase in cases of fever, cold, and cough.
“Cases of viral fever have increased after Diwali festivities,” said Bhavin Solanki, Health Officer at Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Health Centre.
Between November 1 to 9, over 1,200 cases of cold and 800 cases of fever were reported per day out of 7,000 daily OPD cases.
A total of 38,000 OPD cases were registered in nine days across 86 Health Centres in the city.
Other cases reported
Apart from that, mosquito-borne diseases such as 69 dengue, 24 malaria, 14 chikungunya, and 10 cases of falciparum malaria were reported.
The waterborne diseases included 85 cases of jaundice, 80 cases of typhoid, and 68 cases of diarrhoea and vomiting.
Drinking water quality has raised a serious concern after 40 samples showed zero chlorine levels and 10 water samples were declared unfit for consumption.
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