Agartala, Nov 11 (UNI) Tripura government has stepped up surveillance and put the health institution on high alert following a spike of dengue cases in the rural areas of the state, however, urged people not to panic instead, take precaution.
According to the report, 255 dengue cases have been detected as of the date in the state. As many as five districts of eight have been identified dengue affected while Unokoti district of North Tripura and Gomati district of South Tripura are the worst victims, which contributed about 70 per cent of the total cases.
The state surveillance officer Dr Deep Kumar Debbarma said all the health establishments were provided instant dengue testing kits for primary diagnosis of the suspected symptomatic patients besides, strengthening ground-level surveillance through health extension workers and community-level awareness campaigns.