Firozabad, Sept. 2 -- Symptoms of viral fever resembling dengue have claimed lives of at least 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district in the last ten days, 45 of which are children, reports said.

Among the common symptoms of this illness are high fever and low platelet count, suggesting a dengue pattern. Official figures on Thursday put the number of fatalities to 41, including 35 children and 6 adults. The officials are conducting dengue and COVID-19 tests, besides scouting for the possibility of other diseases.

At the Firozabad medical college, the scenes are horrifying with rows of children suffering from fever, NDTV said in a report. The report on Wednesday said that over 186 people are admitted with similar symptoms, the m...