BENGALURU, 6 JULY

An 11-year-old boy has succumbed to dengue fever at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday. Gagan, a resident of Anjanapura on the outskirts of Bengaluru, has been under treatment for dengue fever for the past few days.

When contacted by Salar News, one of the Chief Health Officers (CHO) of BBMP was unaware of the death that happened in the City on Saturday and the other CHO did not respond to calls.

The number of positive cases has crossed 2,000 this week in the City and 1 lakh in the State. The death toll in the State went up to six.

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao urged the citizens of Bengaluru to join hands with Health Department in controlling dengue. "Dengue cases can be prevented by keeping your house and surrounding public areas clean as cleanliness is health," he wrote on ‘X’ platform.

With the surge in dengue cases in Bengaluru, BJP MP CN Manjunath urged Congress-led State government to declare a medical emergency.  The government should form a task force and take opinions from experts to combat the crisis, the Bengaluru Rural MP said during a press conference at BJP headquarters here on Saturday.-Salar News