Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, ordered the removal of the chief medical officer of Firozabad district on Wednesday, after many children were reported to have died from suspected dengue and viral fever.  Over the last several days, the viral fever has claimed the lives of more than 40 young people in the district. 
Manish Asija, a local BJP MLA, said on Tuesday that the district's death toll had increased to 44.

"Three people died last night (Monday), and two people died on Tuesday, bringing the total to 44," Asija was citedas saying in a media report, adding that camps had been set up in 25 affected areas. A team of 15 doctors has arrived here from Lucknow, and held a meeting with officials of the district administration and the health department. It also conducted tests in the affected areas of the district.

Adityanath had said arrangements were being made for better medical treatment of all those who fell ill in Firozabad, adding the deaths would be probed by a team from King George's Medical University in Lucknow and a government surveillance team. Some of the districts in western Uttar Pradesh, including Mathura, Firozabad and Mainpuri, witnessed a spike in cases of 'viral fever' which sent alarm bells ringing among the district officials in Noida.

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