Delhi Dengue News

The city recorded a total of 525 dengue cases till September 21 this year while 412 fresh cases were reported in the week that followed, taking the tally of the vector-borne disease in the city to 937 so far this year. 

According to a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday, 281 cases have been reported this month alone till September 21.

Delhi has recorded more dengue cases than coronavirus in the last week. The number of patients in the hospitals are continuously increasing.

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A 12-year-old boy had succumbed to dengue shock syndrome on August 1 at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, the first death due to the vector-borne disease reported in the city this year.

The Centre on Saturday issued a fresh advisory to Delhi government to "intensify" measures to check the breeding of mosquitoes after experts warned that the dengue situation may worsen in the wake of fresh showers in the national capital.

 A 41-year-old woman died of dengue in the national capital Monday morning, taking the total number of dengue deaths in the city hospitals to at least 14. But officially the toll remained five.

 The Delhi government on Tuesday changed the dengue helpline number and decided to use anti-corruption helpline 1031 for dengue-related complaints, an official statement said.

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