Dengue cases in Delhi cross 1000-mark over 280 fresh cases in one week
New Delhi Oct 25 PTI Over 1000 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year with more than 280 fresh cases logged in the last one weekaccording to a civic report released on MondayOf the total count ofdenguecases recorded in Delhi this season 665 have been recorded this month till October 23Cases of the vector-borne diseasehave been rising in the city in the last two weeks and the first death due to it in Delhi was recorded on October 18The deceased was identified as Mamta Kashyap aged about 35 and was a resident of Sarita Vihar in south Delhi She died ofdenguelate September at a private hospital hereAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday one death due todengueand a total of 1006denguecaseshave been recorded this season till October 23 which is the highest cases count since 2018 for the same periodThe total number ofcasesthis year till October 16 had stood at 723 So 283 fresh cases have been logged in one weekThe number of cases reported for the January 1-October 16 period in the previous three years were — 489 2020 833 2019 and 1310 2018 as per the reportA total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report releasd by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the cityThe number of deaths due todenguein years preceding to 2020 had stood at — two 2019 four 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCThe 665 cases reported in October till date is by far the highest number of cases recorded in a month this yearThe month-wise distribution ofdenguecasesin 2021 stands as — January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 and August 72 as per the reportIn September this season 217 cases were logged the highest count for the month in the last three yearsLast year 188denguecaseswere reported in the entire month of September and 190 in 2019 In preceding years the corresponding figures had stood at 374 2018 1103 2017 1362 2016 and 6775 2015 according to data shared by Delhi health department on September 22Denguemosquito larvae breed in clear standing water while those of malaria thrive even in dirty waterCasesof vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-DecemberAs per the civic report 154casesof malaria and 73casesof chikungunya have also been reported till October 16 this year in DelhiIn the previous years the totaldenguecasesreported were — 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 as per the reportMalariadengueand chikungunya are accompanied with high fever and therefore doctors feel that people might suspect that they have contracted COVID-19 Amid the spike in cases ofdengue the three civic bodies have intensified their fogging and spraying drives even as officials on Friday had claimed that there was enough stock of insecticides and medicines to combat the vector-borne diseasesIn2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak ofdengue when thenumber ofdenguecases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 PTI KND SRY
New Delhi Oct 25 PTI Over 1000 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year with more than 280 fresh cases logged in the last one weekaccording to a civic report released on MondayOf the total count ofdenguecases recorded in Delhi this season 665 have been recorded this month till October 23Cases of the vector-borne diseasehave been rising in the city in the last two weeks and the first death due to it in Delhi was recorded on October 18The deceased was identified as Mamta Kashyap aged about 35 and was a resident of Sarita Vihar in south Delhi She died ofdenguelate September at a private hospital hereAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday one death due todengueand a total of 1006denguecaseshave been recorded this season till October 23 which is the highest cases count since 2018 for the same periodThe total number ofcasesthis year till October 16 had stood at 723 So 283 fresh cases have been logged in one weekThe number of cases reported for the January 1-October 16 period in the previous three years were — 489 2020 833 2019 and 1310 2018 as per the reportA total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report releasd by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the cityThe number of deaths due todenguein years preceding to 2020 had stood at — two 2019 four 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCThe 665 cases reported in October till date is by far the highest number of cases recorded in a month this yearThe month-wise distribution ofdenguecasesin 2021 stands as — January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 and August 72 as per the reportIn September this season 217 cases were logged the highest count for the month in the last three yearsLast year 188denguecaseswere reported in the entire month of September and 190 in 2019 In preceding years the corresponding figures had stood at 374 2018 1103 2017 1362 2016 and 6775 2015 according to data shared by Delhi health department on September 22Denguemosquito larvae breed in clear standing water while those of malaria thrive even in dirty waterCasesof vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-DecemberAs per the civic report 154casesof malaria and 73casesof chikungunya have also been reported till October 16 this year in DelhiIn the previous years the totaldenguecasesreported were — 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 as per the reportMalariadengueand chikungunya are accompanied with high fever and therefore doctors feel that people might suspect that they have contracted COVID-19 Amid the spike in cases ofdengue the three civic bodies have intensified their fogging and spraying drives even as officials on Friday had claimed that there was enough stock of insecticides and medicines to combat the vector-borne diseasesIn2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak ofdengue when thenumber ofdenguecases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 PTI KND SRY
