Dengue death toll rises to 23 in Delhi six minors among new reported fatalities
New Delhi Dec 27 PTI Six minors including an eight-month-old boy have succumbed to dengue in the past two months taking the total number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease reported in Delhi this year to 23 according to a report released on Monday by a civic bodyThe number of dengue cases have risen to over 9500 in the city though about 130 fresh cases have been logged in the last one week the rise being far less than what was being reported till a few weeks agoTill December 18 the official dengue death tally maintained by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC had stood at 17According to the civic bodys report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday a total of 9545 dengue cases and 23 deaths have been recorded this season till December 25These six fatalities being reported now took place between late October and late November a senior SDMC official saidOne of the victims an infant boy was aged just eight months A resident of Kirari he died at CNBC Hospital on November 3 the official saidOther minors who succumbed to dengue in this period included a 15-year-old boy from Mehrauli who expired at Rainbow Children Hospital on October 28 while an 8-year-old girl from Dakshinpuri died at AIIMS Hospital on November 5 according to the details shared by SDMC officialsThree other minors all boys aged 7 10 and 13 years succumbed to dengue on October 29 October 21 and November 21 respectively the official saidA total of 1269 cases of dengue have been recorded here this month till December 25In the previous years the total dengue cases reported were 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 according to the reportIn 2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue with the number of cases crossing 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996The number of dengue fatalities this year is the highest in the national capital since 2016 when the officially reported death count was 10The national capital recorded two deaths due to dengue in 2019 four in 2018 and 10 each in 2017 and 2016The 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 SDMC On November 17 the city had recorded a total of 5277denguecases making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded in the national capital in a year since 2015A total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report by SDMC 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 November in at least six yearsThe month-wise distribution ofdenguecasesin 2021 stands as — January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 August 72 September 217 and October 1196according to the reportDenguemosquito 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-December PTI KND SRY
New Delhi Dec 27 PTI Six minors including an eight-month-old boy have succumbed to dengue in the past two months taking the total number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease reported in Delhi this year to 23 according to a report released on Monday by a civic bodyThe number of dengue cases have risen to over 9500 in the city though about 130 fresh cases have been logged in the last one week the rise being far less than what was being reported till a few weeks agoTill December 18 the official dengue death tally maintained by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC had stood at 17According to the civic bodys report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday a total of 9545 dengue cases and 23 deaths have been recorded this season till December 25These six fatalities being reported now took place between late October and late November a senior SDMC official saidOne of the victims an infant boy was aged just eight months A resident of Kirari he died at CNBC Hospital on November 3 the official saidOther minors who succumbed to dengue in this period included a 15-year-old boy from Mehrauli who expired at Rainbow Children Hospital on October 28 while an 8-year-old girl from Dakshinpuri died at AIIMS Hospital on November 5 according to the details shared by SDMC officialsThree other minors all boys aged 7 10 and 13 years succumbed to dengue on October 29 October 21 and November 21 respectively the official saidA total of 1269 cases of dengue have been recorded here this month till December 25In the previous years the total dengue cases reported were 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 according to the reportIn 2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue with the number of cases crossing 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996The number of dengue fatalities this year is the highest in the national capital since 2016 when the officially reported death count was 10The national capital recorded two deaths due to dengue in 2019 four in 2018 and 10 each in 2017 and 2016The 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 SDMC On November 17 the city had recorded a total of 5277denguecases making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded in the national capital in a year since 2015A total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report by SDMC 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 November in at least six yearsThe month-wise distribution ofdenguecasesin 2021 stands as — January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 August 72 September 217 and October 1196according to the reportDenguemosquito 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-December PTI KND SRY
