New Delhi: More than 340 Dengue cases have been reported in the national capital this year, including 217 in September, the highest number for this month in the last three years, official data shows.
According to civilian reports about diseases transmitted by vectors released on Monday, a total of 341 dengue cases have been recorded this season until October 2, compared with 266 cases reported during the same period in 2020.
A total of 1,072 cases and one death entered in the year 2020, said the report released by the South Delhi Municipal corporation, which is a nodal body to sow data on the disease transmitted through vectors in the city.
Last year, 188 dengue cases were reported in the whole of September, and 190 in 2019.
In the previous year, the appropriate numbers had reached 374 in 2018, 1,103 in 2017, 1,362 in 2016 and 6,775 in 2015, according to data together by the department Delhi’s health on September 22.
In the previous month this year, around 150 cases of dengue fever have been recorded until September 25.
However, according to the latest data distributed by the authorities of the citizenship, the count of cases recorded throughout September this year (217) has exceeded the appropriate numbers in the previous two years.
The number of cases of dengue fever for the period 1 January-2 October is in 341, which is also the highest this year since 2019 when the count has reached 356 in the same duration.
There were no deaths reported because of dengue fever in the city until now.
The number of cases reported in September this year is around 63 percent of the total cases recorded to date.
The total number of cases until September 25 has reached 273, so 68 new cases are recorded in one week.
Seventy-two cases were reported in August, according to the report.
Dengue Mosquito larvae breed in clear water and stand, while malaria develops even in dirty water.
Cases of diseases transmitted through vectors are usually reported between July and November, but the period can stretch until mid-December.
According to Civic reports, 113 Malaria cases and 56 cases of Chikungunya have also been reported until October 2 this year.
There were no cases registered in January, two in February, five in March, 10 in April, May 12, seven in June and 16 in July, he said.
In previous years, dengue cases in the same period were 2,133 in 2016, 2,152 in 2017, 650 in 2018, 356 in 2019 and 266 in 2020, added the report.
Malaria, dengue fever and chikungunya accompanied by high fever and therefore, the doctor felt that people might suspect that they had contracted Covid-19.
Civil bodies in Delhi have intensified their steps to prevent the outbreak of transmitted diseases through vectors.
The Delhi government is alert and all ready to handle any situation that may arise from Dengue cases, Health Minister Delhi Satyendar Jain has told reporters early September.
He recently also said that the driving for the anti-dengue government, ’10 hafte, 10 baje, 10 minutes’ had run over the past few weeks to raise awareness about the prevention, and it would be increasingly intensive.
Jain also told reporters that instructions have been issued for the heads of various city government departments to take part in their anti-fever campaign on weekdays, to ensure there is no breeding mosquito larvae found in its place.
The North Delhi Mayor King Iqbal Singh recently told reporters that the North Delhi Municipal corporation would run a campaign during intensive weeks from October 2-7 to keep the disease transmitted by vectors.
South Delhi Mayor Mukesh Suryan has accused that the Delhi government plays “campaign politics” when it comes to fighting against diseases transmitted through vectors, and called anti-dengue drives “eyewash”.
The chairman of the Committee in the Korpation of North Delhi City Jogi Ram Jain has recently held a meeting with the officials of the Public Health Department on Dengue Prevention, Malaria and Chikungunya.
Jain directs the official to conduct a conscious campaign in all fields under NDMC so that the maximum person can be made aware.
He also directs them to regularly examine the breeding of mosquito larvae in the place of government buildings, schools, offices, community buildings and pharmacies.