Delhi sees 134 Dengue cases so far this year, no deaths due to infections reported

Data released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday shows a total of 134 dengue cases reported in the national capital till June 25 this year.
Dengue cases in Delhi

Dengue cases in Delhi

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Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday released data that shows a total of 134 dengue cases reported in the city so far in 2022. The national capital recorded 23 dengue cases in the month of January, 16 in February, 22 in March, 20 in April, and 30 in May, and 23 cases of dengue were reported this month till June 25.
A report released by the Anti Malaria Operations (HQ), Delhi states that no deaths due to dengue have been reported this year till June 25. Last year, with a total of 9,613 infections, the city recorded a five-year high in the number of dengue cases.
Moreover, in 2016, a total of 4,431 cases were reported while the national capital registered 4,726 cases in 2017. In 2018, the tally of cases saw a sharp decline as a total of 2,798 cases were reported and 2,036 dengue cases were reported in 2029.
In 2020, the infections dropped nearly by half as a total of 1,072 infections were reported last year, the lowest in the period ranging from 2016-2021.
The national capital saw 23 deaths due to the infections last year, which was the highest since 2016
In 2017 and 2016, a total of 10 people died in the city. Four deaths were recorded in 2018 while 2019 and 2020 saw two and one death respectively.
The national capital also reported 24 cases of malaria and eight cases of chikungunya so far this year.
Normally, the July-November period is when the cases of vector-borne diseases are recorded but this period may stretch till mid-December. Dengue cases are being recorded early this year due to congenial weather for mosquito breeding, civic officials said in a previous statement.
Delhi witnessed its worst dengue outbreak since 1996 in 2015 when the national capital had recorded a massive number of dengue cases crossing 10,600 in October alone.
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