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Nearly 260 dengue cases were reported in the nation's capital during the week ending Nov. 24, up from 271 the previous week, bringing the total to 811 this month, according to a municipal report released Monday.
According to the latest report, 2,406 people were diagnosed in Delhi as having the vector-borne disease. However, the number is lower than last year, which was 4,556 for the same duration.
About 1,114 new cases of dengue fever were reported in October.
Up to now, only one death caused by dengue fever has been confirmed. A 13-year-old girl from the Wazirabad area succumbed to the disease on 18 September in Hindu Rao. Hospital.
In 2015, according to the city's civil authorities, Delhi experienced the worst dengue epidemic with more than 11,800 cases and 60 deaths.
With regard to malaria, 16 new cases appeared last week, the total number of cases. to 28 until now. In October, 130 cases of malaria were reported in the city, according to the municipal report. So far, 466 cases of malaria have been reported, compared with 569 last year.
Only 4 cases of chikungunya appeared this week in the nation's capital, bringing to 21 the total number of cases registered so far in November. , 154 cases of chikungunya were reported in the city against 541 in 2017.
– IANS
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