This city in Maharashtra sees highest number of Conjunctivitis cases. Check details here

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HT. Other district which reported high cases is Buldhana with 6,693 cases which is followed by Amravati, Gondiya and Dhule with 2,311, 2,591 and 2,537 cases respectively. Speaking of why Pune is witnessing highest number of cases, to which officials told HT that there was an outbreak of Conjunctivitis in Alandi village.

Further adding, official stated Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has 324 cases till date while no cases have been reported in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). Some media reports also state that in last week, PCMC area has reported over 1000 cases. In another incident, media report also stated that a school in Bhosari saw about 65 cases in a day.

Conjunctivitis is a highly contagious eye infection caused by various viruses. Common symptoms include redness, itching, excessive tearing and a gritty feeling in the eye. It can spread easily through direct or indirect contact with an infected person's eye secretions, contaminated objects or respiratory droplets.

Meanwhile, the PCMC also issued a list of symptoms like: Constant sensation of something in the eye, Watery and dirty eyes, Eye redness, Inner corners of eyes and eyelids, Watery or 'pus' or dirt coming from the eyes. Sometimes the eyelids stick among others. Apart from Delhi, there have been a spurt in other states like Delhi, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh cases of conjunctivitis.