Delhi Dengue Cases: Delhi has reported more than 2,100 cases of dengue so far this year. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also confirmed that three people have died due to complications of dengue. MCD said that Delhi has recorded 485 cases in the last week.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, a senior official from the corporation’s health department requesting anonymity, said, “The first case was of a 16-year-old male from Mahipalpur on September 3, the second of a 51-year-old male from the Sainik Farms area on September 11, and the third of a nine-year-old female from Budh Vihar, also on September 11. The (death audit) committee has cleared these cases.” In 2023, Delhi recorded 19 deaths due to dengue.
Of the 2,115 cases of dengue so far, 306 have been reported from the Najafgarh zone, followed by 275 from the South zone, 239 from the Shahdara North zone and 221 from the Karol Bagh zone. Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that is common in tropical and subtropical climates. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about half of the world’s population is now at risk of dengue with an estimated 100–400 million infections occurring each year.
WHO says that the number of dengue cases has increased rapidly from 505 430 cases in 2000 to 5.2 million in 2019. Dengue infections usually lead to low platelet count.
When your platelet count is low, it can affect your health severely and can also make you prone to anaemia, leukaemia and other forms of .