The Health department has issued an alert in Alappuzha following a spurt in fever cases. Officials said that dengue and West Nile fever were being reported in the district. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Health department urged people to remain vigilant.
According to the Health department statistics, various government hospitals in the district reported over 7,000 fever cases in the last 10 days. A West Nile fever case was reported in the district on Tuesday. Officials said that it was the second such case in Alappuzha in two months.
They said as many as 59 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in the district between June 12 and 21. Most of the cases were reported from Punnapra North, Aryad, Ambalappuzha North, Mannancherry, Chettikkad, Pallipuram, Thanneermukkom, Thuravoor, Thamarakulam, Chengannur, Mangalam and Neelamperoor. Besides, 15 suspected dengue cases were reported from different parts of the district on Wednesday.
