40 confirmed cases of Dengue reported in Bantwal Taluk: Taluk Health Officer
Bantwal: Bantwal Taluk Health Officer Dr. Deepa Prabhu on Tuesday informed that a total of 44 Dengue cases have been reported in the Taluk so far, of which 40 were confirmed Dengue cases while the other four are suspected Dengue cases.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Dr. Deepa added that 39 confirmed cases of Dengue were reported earlier and one Dengue case was reported on Tuesday taking the total number of confirmed Dengue cases to 40 in the Taluk.
“Four cases are suspected to be Dengue cases and the patients are being treated at the hospital. Two of them are from Pali and two are from Thumbe in the Taluk” she added.
Dr. Deepa further noted that due to monsoon Dengue cases were on rise and that there was a need for the people to join the administration in fighting Dengue by taking precautionary measures at the homes and localities.
“I am in touch with the health department officials and have received information about the number of Dengue cases in the Taluk. The officials have informed me that the patients of Dengue in the Taluk are recovering. We have also advised the people in the Taluk to take precautionary measures” Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik said.
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Woman in Shishila bitten by cobra while working in plantation dies
Belthangady: A woman in her mid-50s from Guddethota in Shishila village here died after suffering a snake bite while working in a plantation on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Prema (55), was reportedly bitten by a cobra when working in a plantation located in Shishila village of the taluk on Sunday afternoon.
The members of the Shourya Disaster Response Team, who were informed of the incident, arrived at the plantation and took Prema to the Puttur Government Hospital, but the patient is learned to have died due to the intensity of the snake venom.
Prema is survived by her daughter and son.
