DELHI SEES A RECORD JUMP IN DENGUE CASES

'MCD is not taking dengue seriously; if they don't wake up, Delhiites will have to face serious health issues'.

- TIKAM SHARMA

The number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi in the first three weeks of September was the "highest" in the last four years, according to data released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which has cautioned citizens against complacency in the fight against the deadly disease that has spread rapidly in the last 50 days.

A total of 3,013 cases of dengue were reported till 22 September, 348 till 5 August, and till now, no deaths have been reported. The MCD shared details of dengue cases after a gap of one-and-a-half months during the house meeting on Tuesday. The civic body said that a total of 3,013 dengue cases were reported until 22 September. In comparison to 4,469 dengue cases in the last financial year, 9,613 in 202122, and 1,072 in 2020-21, a total of nine deaths took place last year: 23 in 2021-22 and one in 2020-21. However, the civic body did not share the monthly data. Meanwhile, the public health department of MCD informed this paper that the number of cases recorded in September was the highest in the last four years. Last year, the number was 693.