After COVID-19, dengue stings Delhiites; city sees more cases than coronavirus in one week
Zee News
From January to October 16 this year, a total of 723 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi, which, notably, is the highest case count since 2018 for that duration.
New Delhi: After battling COVID-19 for months, Delhi is now fighting Dengue. As per official records, the national capital witnessed more cases of vector-borne disease than the COVID-19 infections in the last one week.
While the city reported around 190 cases of coronavirus in the last one week, the dengue infections were recorded at 243. Delhi also saw its first death due to Dengue this year on Monday (October 18, 2021).
Not just this, from January to October 16 this year, a total of 723 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi, while there were 622 infections during the same time period in 2020. It, notably, is also the highest case count since 2018 for that duration.
