The Hindu 6 Jul 2017 Contrary to claims by the authorities that the dengue threat is under control in the city, hospitals are recording a rise in the number of patients suffering from dengue-like symptoms. They say they are also flooded with cases of viral fever and other viral ailments.   Click here to Book an appointment      So much so that most hospitals are reporting a shortage of beds and accommodating patients in wards of all specialities. According to doctors, the disease is spreading at an “alarming rate” and there has been a significant surge in number of cases. The dengue-causing aedes aegypti mosquito breeds in freshwater and bites during the day. At the State-run Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, doctors are seeing an average of 20 suspected dengue cases a day. “All the 140 beds in the medicine ward are occupied and we are accommodating patients in wards of other specialities, whichever is available,” a spokesman of the hospital said. The situation is similar in