Dengue cases in Delhi this year mounts to over 8200 more than 6700 in Nov alone Civic body
New Delhi Nov 29 PTI Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8200 with more than 6700 of those being recorded in November alone according to a civic report released on MondayOn November 17 the city had recorded a total of 5277 dengue cases making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded in the national capital in a year since 2015The number of cases had mounted 7128 on November 22Nearly 1148 fresh cased have been logged in the last one week however no fresh fatality due to dengue has been reportedAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday a total of 8276denguecaseshave been recorded this season till November 27In the previous years the total dengue cases reported were — 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 the report saidIn2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996The total number of cases this year till November 6 had stood at 2708 and the official death toll due to dengue was then nineA three-year-old girl a minor boy are among the nine persons who have succumbed to dengue recently A63 year-old man a resident of Rohini had also died due to dengueIn September 217 cases were logged the highest count for the month in three yearsThis is also the highest number of fatalities due to dengue recorded in a year in the city since 2017 when the officially reported death count was 10The number of deaths due to dengue in years preceding to 2020 had stood at — 2 in 2019 4 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCThe number of cases reported for the January 1-November 27 period in the previous five years were — 950 in 2020 1786 2019 2657 in 2018 4645 2017 and 4200 2016 as per the reportA total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the cityThe 6739 cases reported in November is by far the highest number of cases recorded in a month this year It is also the highest count for this month in at least six yearsThe month-wise distribution of dengue cases in 2021 stands as — January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 and August 72 the report saidDengue mosquito 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-DecemberAccording to the civic report 167casesof malaria and 89casesof chikungunya have also been reported till November 27 this year in Delhi No fresh cases of malaria or chikungunya have been recorded in the last one weekMalariadengue and 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 of dengue the three civic bodies have intensified their fogging and spraying drives PTI KND KJ
New Delhi Nov 29 PTI Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8200 with more than 6700 of those being recorded in November alone according to a civic report released on MondayOn November 17 the city had recorded a total of 5277 dengue cases making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded in the national capital in a year since 2015The number of cases had mounted 7128 on November 22Nearly 1148 fresh cased have been logged in the last one week however no fresh fatality due to dengue has been reportedAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday a total of 8276denguecaseshave been recorded this season till November 27In the previous years the total dengue cases reported were — 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 the report saidIn2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996The total number of cases this year till November 6 had stood at 2708 and the official death toll due to dengue was then nineA three-year-old girl a minor boy are among the nine persons who have succumbed to dengue recently A63 year-old man a resident of Rohini had also died due to dengueIn September 217 cases were logged the highest count for the month in three yearsThis is also the highest number of fatalities due to dengue recorded in a year in the city since 2017 when the officially reported death count was 10The number of deaths due to dengue in years preceding to 2020 had stood at — 2 in 2019 4 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCThe number of cases reported for the January 1-November 27 period in the previous five years were — 950 in 2020 1786 2019 2657 in 2018 4645 2017 and 4200 2016 as per the reportA total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the cityThe 6739 cases reported in November is by far the highest number of cases recorded in a month this year It is also the highest count for this month in at least six yearsThe month-wise distribution of dengue cases in 2021 stands as — January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 and August 72 the report saidDengue mosquito 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-DecemberAccording to the civic report 167casesof malaria and 89casesof chikungunya have also been reported till November 27 this year in Delhi No fresh cases of malaria or chikungunya have been recorded in the last one weekMalariadengue and 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 of dengue the three civic bodies have intensified their fogging and spraying drives PTI KND KJ
