Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed the officials to initiate measures to reduce the number of dengue cases in the State. Presiding over the meeting with officials at Vidhana Soudha here yesterday, he said that a total of 5,374 cases with five deaths had been reported in the State till yesterday and added that the officials must ensure the fatality does not exceed 0.5 percent as per the guidelines issued by the Central Government.
Stating that the State had recorded 0.09 percent case fatality, lesser than the prescribed guidelines, CM Siddaramaiah expressed his concerns over the increase in the number of cases reported in Bengaluru, Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru, Haveri, Shivamogga, Chitradurga and Dakshina Kannada districts. “1,230 dengue cases have been reported in BBMP limit,” he said and directed the concerned officials to ensure people diagnosed with dengue were provided with all necessary treatment and medicines at the Government hospitals.
