Dengue outbreak News
Dengue Outbreak In Delhi: CM Kejriwal has directed the Health Department to reserve beds for dengue patients and ensure adequate stock of medicines at hospitals and ‘mohalla’ clinics.
Amidst the increasing cases of dengue in Delhi-NCR, now the threat of black fungus is also looming. In Ghaziabad, a person was found suffering from black fungus after dengue. This is the second case of black fungus in NCR.
The number of Dengue patients in Indore breached the thousand mark on Friday.
21 new cases of the disease were reported yesterday.
In 2020 the total count of dengue cases in Delhi was 1072
In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue
The development comes in accordance with the directions of the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Mandaviya held a review meeting on the dengue situation held on November 1
Of the total dengue cases in Delhi this year, 1,196 have been reported in October till the 30th day of the month
In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the total number of cases reported crossing 10,600 in October
The three-member team from Lucknow`s King George Medical University (KGMU), led by senior paediatrician Dr S N Singh, has started investigating the cases. The team will also guide local doctors on how to control the spread of the disease and plan treatment protocols.
Singapore - a tiny Southeast Asian island nation of 5.7 million people - has recorded more than 26,000 dengue cases this year, surpassing the previous annual record of around 22,000 in 2013 with four months still remaining.
With some places in Patna inundated following the floods, the threat of a dengue epidemic looms large over the region. In the state capital, which was worst-affected by the heavy downpour, at least 1,410 patients have been tested positive for dengue.
There are four distinct dengue virus types circulating in India: DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4.
The number of infections nationwide is already 38 per cent higher than last year, when 55,150 people were diagnosed with dengue and 97 died, according to the Health Ministry.
The number of infections nationwide is already 38 percent higher than last year, when 55,150 people were diagnosed with dengue and 97 died, according to the Health Ministry.
Amid rising cases of dengue and chikungunya in the national capital following the outbreak, the Delhi High Court will on Tuesday day hear the matter in connection with the growing mosquito-borne menace.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, who had asked him to return to Delhi from Finland in the wake of an outbreak of dengue and chikungunya in the capital.
Arvind Kejriwal has defended the absence of Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain, who is in Goa these days to oversee the Aam Aadmi Party's preparations for next year's assembly elections.
Ever since the monsoon season hit Delhi, it has led to a staggering rise in mosquito-breeding because of which, dengue and chikungunya are spreading like wildfire.
People who showed symptoms of the disease bought medicines over the counter and approached doctors only when the situation worsened.
The national capital till now has recorded 14,889 cases of dengue, with over 7,200 of them being reported in October only.
The figure for the total number of dengue cases had crossed the 1996-mark on October 10 only with 10,683 people down with the deadly virus.
The outbreak has been the worst in years though the island is hit by the disease frequently.
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