To address the rising dengue cases and mitigate potential fatalities across Karnataka, the Health and Family Welfare (HFW) department has mandated several Bengaluru hospitals to reserve beds specifically for severe dengue patients.
Effective immediately, KC General Hospital, CV Raman Hospital, GH Jayanagara, Taluk Hospital in Yelahanka, and Taluk Hospital in KR Puram have been directed to allocate beds exclusively for severe dengue cases. KC General Hospital and CV Raman Hospital are required to reserve 25 beds each, while GH Jayanagara, Taluk Hospital in Yelahanka, and Taluk Hospital in KR Puram will allocate 10 beds each.
This directive complements earlier orders that assigned district headquarters HFW hospitals to reserve 10 beds each and taluk headquarters HFW hospitals to reserve five beds each for dengue patients. The bed reservations will remain in effect until further notice.
As of July 17, the state has reported a total of 10,973 confirmed cases of dengue. Bengaluru alone recorded 4,040 cases within BBMP limits, while Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural reported 63 and 51 cases respectively. Chikkamagaluru district registered the second-highest number of cases in the state, with a total of 621 confirmed cases.
