Delhi records 285 dengue cases in October last week; one death in September
India | November 05, 2018 19:26 ISTIn 2015, Delhi saw its worst dengue outbreak with more than 11,800 cases and 60 deaths, according to the civic bodies.
In 2015, Delhi saw its worst dengue outbreak with more than 11,800 cases and 60 deaths, according to the civic bodies.
People have been advised to take precautions like wearing full-sleeves and to not allow the breeding of mosquito larvae inside their homes.
As many as 50 residential doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College were also reported to be suffering from dengue, which has startled many.
Of the 1,020 dengue cases this year, 374 were recorded in September, 58 in August, 19 in July, eight in June, 10 in May, two in April, one in March, three in February and six in January.
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According to a Union Health Ministry official, 25 pregnant women are said to be affected out of the total number of patients.
According to a municipal report released on Monday, 385 cases of malaria and 97 of chikungunya have also been reported this season till October 13.
Dengue cases have spiralled in the city over the past two weeks, with at least 650 people being diagnosed with the vector-borne disease this season, according to a municipal report released Monday.
The report says nearly 170 of the cases came to light in the first week of October alone. Also, 347 cases of malaria and 89 of chikungunya have been reported this season till October 6, according to the report.
According to the BMC's public health department, five people including a 13-year-old died of dengue and one due to leptospirosis.
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Taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 24, one more than the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi
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The study also indicated that nearly a quarter of dengue virus transmission is the result of mosquitoes biting those already infected before the onset of symptoms.
The FIR against the hospital authorities was filed under Section 304 (2) of the Indian Penal Code, dealing with culpable homicide, at the Sushant Lok police station.
The private hospital, released a statement, amid reports that it had "offered money" to Jayant Singh, father of Adya Singh, to allegedly not pursue the case further.
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