At least 55 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the National Capital, taking the total number of people infected with the disease to 255 this year. Also, 30 new cases of malaria and 10 cases of chikungunya also reported last week taking the total number to 213 and 67 respectively.
Mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 67,882 households and 52,125 legal notices have been issued this year. The dengue breeding checkers have checked 14069524 houses and also issued challans to 4571 numbers of office and residential premises,” according to the latest report by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which compiles data after taking inputs from three other corporations: south Delhi, East Delhi and North Delhi municipal corporations.
Out of dengue cases, 41 patients who diagnosed with the disease belong to Delhi while 12 patients traced here were from different states and other six patients did not provide their address. Similarly, out of total cases of malaria, 24 were from Delhi and 6 visited the city for treatment purposes from other states, as per the report of the SDMC.
Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear, standing water while those of malaria mosquito thrive even in dirty water.
The Delhi Government has launched ‘10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute’ campaign to check mosquito breeding to prevent vector borne diseases. Last year, due to the campaign, only 2036 cases and two deaths were reported in the city. The first edition of the anti-dengue campaign was launched in 2019.
Following a huge participation from the citizens of Delhi in the second week of the 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute anti-dengue campaign of the Delhi government, the 10-week mass awareness campaign enters into its third week.