Dengue outbreak in Delhi: Capital records 7,128 dengue cases, highest in six years

Dengue outbreak in Delhi: Capital records 7,128 dengue cases, highest in six years

Last year, Delhi recorded 1,072 dengue cases. (AP) Dengue cases in Delhi skyrocketed to 7,128 — over 5,000 in November alone — so far this year. This is the city’s highest caseload since the big chikungunya and dengue outbreak in 2015. Over 1,800 of these dengue cases were recorded over the past one week, according … Read more

Alarming rise in dengue cases jolts Delhi, Centre extends help

Alarming rise in dengue cases jolts Delhi, Centre extends help

Dengue cases in Delhi have jumped to over 7,100, this season with nearly 5,600 of those being recorded in November alone (Photo: IE) Dengue cases: The situation in Delhi is getting worse with the city witnessing an alarming spike in dengue cases . Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has however ensured that the situation … Read more

Delhi sets up ICU facility to treat rising dengue cases, alert to Zika explosion in Kanpur

Delhi sets up ICU facility to treat rising dengue cases, alert to Zika explosion in Kanpur

The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne diseases. (Representative image) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a treatment facility at Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital to check mosquito-borne diseases, especially dengue. The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne … Read more

Health Ministry rushes expert teams to 9 states and UTs amid surge in dengue cases

Health Ministry rushes expert teams to 9 states and UTs amid surge in dengue cases

A Union Health Ministry statement pegged the total number of dengue cases at 116,991 across the country. (File/PTI) The Union Health Ministry has rushed high-level expert teams to nine states and Union Territories with a high dengue caseload, the government announced today. The expert teams will assist the state and Union Territories in public health … Read more

Why Punjab has seen unprecedented rise in dengue cases this year

Why Punjab has seen unprecedented rise in dengue cases this year

The delayed monsoon led to the accumulation of water in the potholes and other depressions and gave an extended opportunity to mosquitoes to multiply their numbers. (Credit: The Indian Express) The state of Punjab has been recording a large number of cases of Dengue this year and so far the state has crossed the unprecedented … Read more