This has led to a rapid increase in the number of dengue patients in hospitals in the last one month, while the number of Covid cases has remained stable. Almost all private hospitals have now made dengue and malaria testing mandatory for all patients admitted with fever along with RT-PCR for COVID.
Raja Dhar, Director of Pulmonology, CMRI Hospital, said that most of the dengue patients currently admitted in hospitals have mild to moderate symptoms of the disease and would not have taken admission if they did not suspect a Covid infection.
“Similar symptoms are prompting many people, especially the elderly and comorbid, to be hospitalized without waiting for test results even after thorough vaccination,” Dhar said.
AMRI hospitals now have around 50 dengue patients and 55 Covid patients admitted to its three units.
AMRI CEO Rupak Barua said, “We have made dengue and malaria testing mandatory for all fever patients.”
‘Dengue, malaria test necessary for all fever patients here’
Many people are running to the hospital with fever and associated symptoms due to fear of Kovid. Most of them test negative for Covid but positive for dengue or malaria. A significant number are just being diagnosed with influenza. But they are choosing to stay there till they recover. We have made dengue and malaria testing mandatory for all fever patients,” said AMRI CEO Rupak Barua.
Belle Vue Clinic currently has 15 confirmed COVID cases, while eight suspected cases have tested positive for dengue and one for malaria. The test reports of four other people suffering from fever are awaited. “Suspects are more likely to test negative for COVID and positive for dengue or malaria, or negative for all. In that case, other patients with fever will almost touch the number of COVID positives,” said a doctor. A doctor said.
Peerless Hospital is conducting tests for both COVID and Dengue/Malaria on patients with fever. CEO Sudipta Mitra said, “Since the initial symptoms are similar, many people are not ready to take the risk.” To be hospitalized early.
Ruby General Hospital is refusing to admit fever patients unless they test positive for dengue with a sliding platelet count. Ruby GM (Operations) Subhasish Dutta said, “We are advising others to stay indoors.” In the RTIICS laboratory, the number of Covid positives rose to 18 this week from 24 last week, while nine patients with fever tested positive for dengue. RTIICS zonal head R Venkatesh said, “Dengue patients are at home, some have serious illness.”
Alok Roy, president of Medica Superspecialty Hospital, said the number of COVID-19 in the hospital is stable, but several patients with fever have tested positive for dengue in the past fortnight.
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