Over the past week, an alarming surge in new dengue cases has been observed in Kolkata, causing concern among health authorities as the Durga Puja celebrations approach next week.

But KMC Mayor Firhad Hakim seems to be confident that the graph for affected people, which has reached its peak, will take a downward curve in the next few weeks. “Generally, this is the period when the graph of affected people rises and starts showing a declining trend since the middle of October.

Rising Dengue Cases Pose Threat to Kolkata’s Health

So we expect the situation to completely stabilize during the next few days,” he said. Meanwhile, the state health department is maintaining absolute secrecy over the total number of dengue deaths in the state, although unofficial sources quote the figure to be above 50.

However, Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari has claimed that the actual toll will be well above 100 for the present dengue season.