Islamabad [Pakistan], November 9 (ANI): As many as 45 new dengue fever cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad, reported Pakistan's ARY News.

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): A total of 480 dengue cases were recorded this season till October 9, as per the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday, the national capital reported the highest number of Dengue cases since 2018 for the same period.

New Delhi Sep 22 PTI Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday claimed that the city this year has recorded the lowest count of dengue cases in September as compared to the corresponding numbers in the past six years Over 50 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the last one week taking the total count this year to more than 210 according to a civic report released on Monday In this month alone 87 cases have been recorded till September 18 which is about 41 per cent of the cumulative cases However no deaths have been reported due to dengue in the city till now it said About 87 cases have been recorded in September this year Last year 188 cases were reported in entire month of September and 190 the year before that In preceding years the figure stood at 374 2018 1103 2017 1362 2016 and 6775 2015 he told reporters Though the figure shared by the civic body for the current month is only for the period ending September 18 the Delhi health department later in a statement quoted Jain as saying that September 2021 has recorded the least number of dengue cases for the month as compared to the corresponding figures reported in the last six years In 2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 The deadly virus however had claimed over 420 lives nearly 25 years ago while the casualty count for 2015 stood at 41 Jain on Wednesday told reporters that the government is all prepared to handle any dengue situation and instructions have been issued to the heads of various departments of the city government to take part in its anti-dengue campaign on a working day to ensure that no breeding of mosquito larvae is found on their premises as Sunday is a holiday Mosquito breeding has been reported by civic bodies from various parts of the city including homes and premises of government offices The minister also said the number of novel coronavirus cases has also been under control for the last two months and together the society and government can strive and win over it by follow all Covid-appropriate behaviours The Delhi health minister also said the city governments anti-dengue drive 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute is running for the last three weeks to raise awareness on its prevention And this drive has been very successful in the last two years since its start which has led to less number of cases this year Jain said The life cycle of a dengue mosquito from larva to a vector is about 10 days People once a week for 10 minutes should check for any stagnation of water in their houses All that has to be done is to empty lying vessels flower vases and containers having stagnant water so that they dont become breeding grounds for these mosquitoes he added Jain also sought to credit the campaign started in September 2019 which was also carried forward last year as a factor behind less cases of dengue being reported this year so far South Delhi Mayor Mukesh Suryan had recently alleged that the Delhi government was playing campaign politics when it came to the fight against the vector-borne diseases and termed its anti-dengue drive an eyewash PTI KND CK

New Delhi Aug 23 PTI At least 82casesofdenguehave been reported in the national capital this year according to a civic report released on Monday The number of dengue cases for the January 1-August 21 period is also the highest since 2017 when the count had stood at 435 in the same duration Thirty cases were reported in the month of August according to the report Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear standing water while those of malaria thrive even in dirty water Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-December According to the report issued by the municipal corporations 82 cases of dengue have been recorded till August 21 this year The month-wise distribution of cases is January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 and July 16 it said In the previous years the cases in the same period were 311 2016 435 2017 78 2018 75 2019 and 51 2020 according to the report However no deaths have been reported due to dengue in the city till now it said The report also stated that 36casesof malaria and 23casesof chikungunya have been reported till August 21 this year Malaria dengue and chikungunya are accompanied with high fever and therefore doctors feel that people might suspect that they have contracted COVID-19 Civic bodies in Delhi have intensified their measures to prevent any outbreak of vector-borne diseases Standing Committee Chairman of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation Jogi Ram Jain on Monday held a meeting with officials of public health department on prevention of dengue malaria and chikungunya Jain directed officials to conduct awareness campaigns in all areas under the NDMC He also directed them to regularly check for breeding of mosquito larvae on premises of government buildings schools offices community buildings and dispensaries PTIKND SMN SMN