Capital's Dengue death toll reaches 15, reports: Civic Body

The number of dengue cases jumped to over 8,900.

New Delhi: Dengue has caused a lot in the capital in the past three months. According to a municipal report released on Monday, six more deaths due to dengue have been reported in the national capital, taking the total number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease reported in Delhi this year to 15. The number of dengue cases jumped to over 8,900.

The official tally of the vector-borne disease, till November 29 stood 9, Data reported by South Delhi Municipal Corp. These nine victims had included a three-year-old girl and a minor boy.

According to the civic body's report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday, a total of 8,975 dengue cases and 15 deaths have been recorded this season till December 4.

As per the previous records of the dengue cases, the total dengue cases reported were 4,431 (2016), 4,726 (2017), 2,798 (2018), 2,036 (2019) and 1,072 (2020).

Back in 2015, the national capital faced a massive outbreak of dengue. The number of cases 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 this year is the highest in the national capital since 2016 when the officially reported death count was 10.

In October, CM Kejriwal urged the public to take steps to combat dengue. He said that the national capital is very close to winning the battle against widespread dengue. He urged residents to take initiative in the Delhi government’s “10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute” campaign to combat the infection.