The state has recorded 353 dengue cases in just 48 hours from July 20. This sharp rise from 1,660 cases to 2,013 has put the doctors on alert. 

The Health and Family Welfare Department has also confirmed three dengue deaths, all from Dakshina Kannada district, the home district of Health Minister U T Khader. The district also registered the second highest number of dengue positive cases in the state at 314.  

Dr Ramakrishna Rao, District Health Officer, Dakshina Kannada, told Express, “There has been a rise in cases from the third week of June to the first week of July. Compared to last year, this is a three-fold increase. In July 19 last year, the district had reported only 95 cases.”  He attributed the increase in cases this year due to incessant rains.............Read more

Source web page: The New Indian Express