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National Capital Records Maximum Dengue Cases In 4 years

The total number of cases detected in the last seven days rose to 129

National Capital Records Maximum Dengue Cases In 4 years

Sentinel Digital Desk

DELHI: Delhi marked a jump in dengue cases on Monday. This took the total number of cases detected in the last seven days to 129. Out of the 129 cases, 36 cases couldn't be traced even after the Investigation.

According to reports by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the total no of cases reported so far this season amounts to 525 cases. This records as the highest in the last four years

However, it is to be noted that, despite the soaring figures the national capital has not recorded any fatality this year related to mosquito-borne disease.

As per the data shared by the corporation, the infection was passed to 98 people from other states. Additionally, it has been reported that 284 people could not be traced as the hospitals concerned did not provide their addresses.

Along with the dengue cases, 106 malaria cases and 20 cases of chikungunya have also been reported this year in the national capital.

Keshav Puram saw the highest number of cases being registered.

Officials of the MCD also stated that the civic body has been taking measures to send domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) to every household in the city. In fact, more than 3,000 DBCs have been deployed under the program.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also sat in a meeting with health officials on Saturday. The minister in the meeting strategised an action plan, in order to check the spread of dengue. This plan was inclusive of plans to set up 35 dedicated hospitals, case-based monitoring, larval source management, fogging, and spreading awareness by providing special homework to schoolchildren.

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