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178 Dengue Cases In Delhi So Far This Year

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) reports about 180 cases of Dengue in the national capital so far.

178 Dengue Cases In Delhi So Far This Year
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Nearly 180 dengue cases have been recorded in the national capital so far this year, according to a civic body report released on Monday.

바카라 웹사이트According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) report, the city recorded 23 dengue cases in January, 16 in February, 22 in March, 20 in April, 30 in May, and 32 in June.바카라 웹사이트Till August 13, the capital had logged 178 dengue cases, the report said.바카라 웹사이트

On August 6, the number of cases stood at 174. Four fresh cases were reported in a week, it said.바카라 웹사이트No death has been reported so far this year due to the disease, it added.

바카라 웹사이트In 2017, Delhi had reported 325 cases during the January 1-August 13 periods, according to the report.

바카라 웹사이트Last year, Delhi recorded 68 dengue cases between January 1 and August 13. During the same period, the number of cases stood at 41 in 2020, 57 in 2019, and 69 in 2018.바카라 웹사이트Delhi has also recorded 39 cases of malaria and 13 cases of chikungunya this year, the report said.

Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, sometimes stretching till mid-December.바카라 웹사이트Civic officials said dengue cases were being recorded earlier this year due to weather conditions that are congenial for mosquito breeding.

바카라 웹사이트Last year, 9,613 dengue cases were recorded in the national capital, the highest since 2015, along with 23 deaths -- the maximum since 2016.바카라 웹사이트Ten deaths each were reported due to dengue in 2016 and 2017, four in 2018, and two in 2019.바카라 웹사이트

바카라 웹사이트According to official data, 4,431 dengue cases were recorded in Delhi in 2016, 4,726 in 2017, 2,798 in 2018, 2,036 in 2019, and 1,072 in 2020.


바카라 웹사이트In 2015, the city witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst dengue outbreak since 1996.

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