Months One dengue death was also reported....
NEW DELHI: Over the past 1.5 months, dengue cases in Delhi have increased sharply. Up until August 5 there were 348 dengue cases, but by September 22 there were 3,013 cases. One dengue death was also reported in the city.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) finally provided information regarding dengue cases during Tuesday's house meeting.
The civic organization responded quickly to Mukesh Goel's brief alert by stating that 3,013 dengue cases had been reported up until September 22. Comparatively, 4,469 dengue cases were reported during the most recent fiscal year, 9,613 during 2021–2022, and 1,072 during 2020–2021. Nine people passed away overall in 2018; 23 passed away in 2021–2022 and one in 2020–2021.
AAP was previously accused by BJP council members of "concealing the actual figures and arranging lots of insecticides to control vector-borne diseases 'on papers' only."
The public health department also told me that the month of September 2023 saw the highest number of instances reported during the previous four years, according to Goel. September of last year saw 693 dengue cases reported.
There have been 294 cases of malaria reported thus far, compared to 263 cases during the same time in 2022–2023, 167 cases through the same time in 2021–2022, and 228 cases through 2020–2020. 23 cases of chikungunya have been reported compared to 48 in 2022–2023; 89 in 2021–2022; and 111 in 2020–2020.
An allocation of Rs 81.6 crore has been made this year specifically for the control of vector-borne diseases. To effectively combat vector-borne diseases, there is an adequate supply of pesticides, spraying and fogging equipment. According to Goel, the essential work is being done on the ground by a total of 36 malaria inspectors, 286 assistant inspectors, 3,108 domestic breeding checks, and 2,107 field employees.
Officials, according to Goel, were against making the dengue study public because of the G20 event. In order to give a positive image of the city, he continued, "They claimed that they received orders from the 'higher authorities' not to divulge the data. On the other hand, the opposition pressed him to name these officials.
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