4,483 conjunctivitis cases reported in Dimapur since Aug 28

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Morung Express News 
Dimapur | September 8

The latest update on the number of conjunctivitis cases in Dimapur district has put the total figure at 4483. The figures mentioned are cases reported from August 28 till September 7. The data released by the District Hospital Dimapur mentioned that 1105 cases (males 548, females 558) were reported from the hospital itself while 122 cases were reported from Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and villages under CMO.  

 

At private hospitals, the total cases were stated to be 290.  Among private schools, it was revealed that the total new cases among absentees due to Conjunctivitis stood at 2966. An official from the district hospital mentioned that those infected students from schools were being referred to them for treatment.   

The data further indicated that female cases accounted slightly more than their male counterpart from the total cases reported. 
With regard to recovered patients, the official stated that as most do not return for follow-up treatment it was difficult to put an estimate on it. The assumption thus put forward is that they had been recovered. 

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