Ahmedabad, Feb 18 (PTI) Five more deaths have been reported today in Modasa taluk in north Gujarat due to Hepatitis, taking the toll to 24 in less than a fortnight, district health officials said.
"Five people have lost their lives due to the diseases taking the number of deaths due to hepatitis infection to 24. Of those, who died today, three were undergoing treatment at the Civil hospital in Ahmedabad, while two were in Sarvajanik hospital in Modasa," Chief District Health Officer of Sabarkantha district H S Patel told PTI.
According to Patel, there have been seven new cases reported taking the total number of cases registered to 77, off which 24 have died.
Over 58 persons are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in different districts, he added.
The State Health Department is working round the clock to control the outbreak of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D, officials said adding that more than 135 teams comprising of 44 doctors are doing door-to-door survey to check for more infected people.
A central team of National Institute of Communicable Disease, Delhi and Institute of Virology Pune had visited Modasa to take stock of the situation. PTI
"Five people have lost their lives due to the diseases taking the number of deaths due to hepatitis infection to 24. Of those, who died today, three were undergoing treatment at the Civil hospital in Ahmedabad, while two were in Sarvajanik hospital in Modasa," Chief District Health Officer of Sabarkantha district H S Patel told PTI.
According to Patel, there have been seven new cases reported taking the total number of cases registered to 77, off which 24 have died.
Over 58 persons are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in different districts, he added.
The State Health Department is working round the clock to control the outbreak of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D, officials said adding that more than 135 teams comprising of 44 doctors are doing door-to-door survey to check for more infected people.
A central team of National Institute of Communicable Disease, Delhi and Institute of Virology Pune had visited Modasa to take stock of the situation. PTI
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