Delhi records 250 cases of dengue in a week: MCD

Nearly 250 dengue cases were reported in the national capital within a week, amid a growing number of vector-borne diseases, according to official data.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said that more than 900 dengue cases were recorded in the city by September 14, with an 18 per cent positivity rate.

As of September 9, civic officials had reported 650 dengue cases in Delhi.

The MCD highlighted that both the number of cases and the positivity rate for dengue are lower this year compared to the previous year.

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“From January 1 to September 14 this year, 917 dengue cases were registered, while 2,264 cases were recorded during the same period last year. This year, the dengue positivity rate is 18 per cent, whereas last year it was 56 per cent,” the statement said.

The data shows that in the Central zone, 82 dengue cases were reported by September 14, compared to 269 cases during the same period last year.

In the City SP zone, 39 cases were registered, along with 52 in Civil Lines, 100 in the South Zone, and 86 in Karol Bagh, according to the statement.

Last year, during the same period, 106 cases were registered in the City SP zone, 112 in Civil Lines, 314 in the South Zone, and 205 in Karol Bagh, it added.

On September 8, Delhi recorded its first dengue-related death of the year when a 54-year-old man passed away at Lok Nayak Hospital, a senior official had confirmed earlier.

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The civic body also reported issuing 1,06,050 legal notices, 36,008 challans, and 8,639 administrative charges for violations of Vector Borne Diseases Bye-Laws under the DMC Act. Police complaints will be filed against repeat offenders allowing mosquito breeding, according to the statement.

The corporation has intensified efforts to curb mosquito breeding and adopted a multi-pronged approach, including door-to-door visits, insecticide spraying, biological control measures, and special fogging operations, the statement reads.