At least 90 cases of dengue have been reported in the national Capital this year with 40 new cases were recorded last week as per the data’s released by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday. According to the health experts, the national Capital is witnessing a spurt in the water-borne diseases every week, the situation is likely to become worse in the coming days. Of the 90 cases, 38 dengue cases are from Delhi while 52 are from neighbouring States.
As a part of dengue preventive measure, SDMC sprayed 3,17,353 houses in the city and issued legal 47,825 notices to the people for the presence of mosquitogenic conditions.
The SDMC reported 51 dengue cases while North Delhi Municipal Corporation recorded 13 cases, whereas EDMC recorded 18 dengue cases.
According to Dr SP Byotra, Chairman, Internal Medicine at Sir Gangaram Hospital, “lot of patients are visiting OPD for the viral infection. People have received two-three patients suffering from chikungunya and malaria like symptoms. As there is damp weather these days, virus become active starts to infect people. This year, dengue cases have started to report bit early,” People should follow preventive measures to avoid dengue menace and do not allow mosquito breeding spots near their houses, he said.