With seven new cases of dengue reported this week in the national capital, the total number of people infected by the vector borne diseases has reached 69 this year, according to the reports released by the three civic agencies on Monday.
Eleven cases of malaria and 14 cases of Chikungunya also reported this year, the report stated. Out of the total cases, a total of 52 dengue cases were recorded this year till March 19. The remaining cases traced in the city belong to others states. Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear, standing water, while those of malaria thrive even in dirty water. Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch till mid-December.
For the January 1-March 19 period, six cases each were recorded last year and in 2020, five in 2019, while ten cases were logged in 2018 and nine in 2017, the report stated.
Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch till mid-December.
Last year, 9,613 dengue cases, the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease was recorded in the national capital in a year since 2015, and 23 deaths were reported. In the years prior to 2021, the total dengue cases reported were — 4431 (2016), 4726 (2017), 2798 (2018), 2036 (2019) and 1072 (2020), according to the report.
In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue, when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10,600 in October itself, making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996.
The number of dengue fatalities logged in 2021 was the highest in the national capital since 2016, when the officially reported death count was 10.
Delhi had recorded two deaths due to dengue in 2019, four in 2018, and 10 each in 2017 and 2016.