Rise in dengue cases: Seeing the low occupancy rate of the COVID-19 beds in the last few weeks, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has also asked the hospitals to use the vacant beds to accommodate dengue patients, Sisodia was quoted as saying in a statement.
Delhi dengue cases: In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst dengue outbreak since 1996.
Dengue cases in Delhi: The spurt in dengue cases comes in the wake of heavy rains in the capital over the past few days. According to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday, 281 cases have been reported this month alone till September 21.
Delhi dengue cases: Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar on Tuesday informed that a total of 14,077 dengue cases have been reported in the country till June this year.
Five fresh dengue cases have been reported in the last week. At least 74 dengue cases have been recorded this year
According to the civic body's report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday, a total of 9,545 dengue cases and 23 deaths have been recorded this season till December 25.
Several measures are being taken up in the national capital to bring down the number of cases.
Experts on Friday also said that dengue makes pregnant women vulnerable to unfavourable pregnancy as compared to non-infected pregnant women.
Delhi has so far reported a total of 5,277 dengue cases in 2021 of which 2,569 cases were recorded in last week ending Nov 13, as per the report of municipal corporation.
According to the report on vector-borne diseases, a total of 5,277 dengue cases were recorded this year till November 13.
A central team has arrived in the state and it will share its expertise with the officials over the control of the disease and also know about the measures implemented by the government against dengue, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian told reporters.
The national capital had registered a higher count of 2,022 dengue cases for October in 2017, according to figures shared by civic authorities.
Islamabad District Health Officer Zaeem Zia told local media that 57 patients were reported in the suburbs of the capital city and 66 in the urban areas, reports Xinhua news agency.
The district malaria officer said that six people of this village are admitted at a civil hospital, while some people are being treated in a private hospital.
In October, the national capital saw a total of 382 new dengue cases, 29 cases of malaria and 13 cases of chikungunya.
ICMR Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that dengue vaccine has become an important agenda.
Out of 103 active cases of dengue, 54 patients are seeking treatment at the hospital and 49 patients are taking treatment at home.
"Health Dept is in high alert mode. Luckily, no patient is in the serious condition right now. All the cases of Dengue are being treated at private and Govt hospitals," CMO added.
The team will investigate the causes behind patients not getting proper treatment before they reach the government medical college and other primary health centres in the district.
A BMC report said that the civic body's pest control department inspected 4,46,077 houses and detected and destroyed 4,108 mosquito-breeding spots as a preventive measure against the disease.
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