The rainy season has ended in many parts of the country including Delhi-NCR, but dengue, a disease that occurs in this season, has not left yet. According to official figures, the number of dengue cases in the national capital has increased to 2,115 this year. While two more persons have died. The first death from dengue this year in delhi occurred in the month of September. At the same time, a civic official said that two persons have died in Safdarjung Hospital and Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in punjabi Bagh, West Delhi. However, the official did not say when the deaths occurred. Information about these deaths has been given in the weekly report of MCD in the capital. According to the report, a total of three deaths have occurred in the capital due to dengue so far this year.
19 deaths occurred last year
At the same time, 19 deaths occurred in delhi due to dengue last year. delhi has reported 485 more cases of dengue in the seven-day period between september 29 and october 5. The highest number of cases during this period were reported in the Najafgarh zone followed by the South delhi zone. Last month, 1052 cases of dengue were reported in delhi, which is the highest number of cases recorded in any month so far this year.
There has also been a rise in malaria cases from september 29 to october last week, with an increase of 81 cases. The total number of malaria cases this year has surpassed last year's record, with 511 cases of malaria recorded till october 5. Last year, 426 cases of malaria were reported in Delhi. Similarly, the number of chikungunya cases has also increased, which was 69 till october 5. Whereas in 2023, 65 cases were reported throughout the year.
Why and how does dengue occur?
dengue is a viral infection disease caused by the bite of a special mosquito called Aedes aegypti. Sometimes dengue is also caused by the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). When a dengue mosquito bites a healthy person, it transmits the virus into his blood. This infects people. It is worth noting that almost half of the world's population is now at risk of dengue. It is estimated that every year 100 to 400 million people in the world get infected with dengue.
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