Firozabad CMO transferred as about 40 die of suspected dengue

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred the chief medical officer in Firozabad, where about 40 people, mostly children, died of suspected dengue.

CMO Neeta Kulshresth has been transferred from Firozabad as senior consultant of Aligarh’s Malkhan Singh District Hospital, an order issued said.

Now, Dr Dinesh Kumar Premi will be the new CMO. He till now held the charge of the additional CMO in Hapur.

The order, however, did not mention the reason for the transfer.

Earlier on Tuesday, Firozabad BJP MLA Manish Asija had claimed that 44 people died of suspected dengue in the district since August 22-23.

All schools for Classes 1 to 8 were closed by the district administration till September 6 due to the suspected dengue outbreak.