New Delhi: Six fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the last week in Delhi, taking the tally to 61, according to a civic report released on Monday. Till March 26 this year, 55 cases of dengue were recorded in the city. Six fresh cases have been reported in the last week, it said. According to the civic report on vector-borne diseases, at least 61 dengue cases have been recorded this year.
The city had reported 23 cases in January, 16 in February, and 22 in March. No cases have been recorded this month till April 2. For the January 1-April 2 period, seven cases were logged last year, six cases each in 2020 and 2019, while 12 cases were logged in 2018 and 13 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, were recorded in Delhi in a year since 2015, while 23 deaths were also reported. South Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti had issued an advisory on the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases in Delhi, last week. The SDMC is the nodal agency for the control of vector-borne diseases in the city.
The advisory had been sent to all offices of central, and state governments, CPWD, PWD, DDA, Delhi Police, Delhi Jal Board, and DMRC. Registrars of all universities and deemed universities in Delhi, all associations of professionals, and all associations of traders and Chambers of Commerce have also been sent the advisory, the SDMC had said. The commissioner had said that this year, there is a need to concentrate more on educational institutions, colleges, and schools as they were closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, and were now reopening.