Over 5 k dengue stings this monsoon in TS
The Hindu
Cases came down after rains subsided
Telangana has recorded a little over 5,000 dengue cases in this year’s monsoon. According to meteorologists, southwest monsoon in the State ended in October.
From January to June 10, 265 people in the State were detected with the vector borne disease. And around 5,200 people had dengue virus from June 11 to November 5. Monsoon had set in the State in June. In all, 5,512 cases were detected this year till November 5.
Officials from the Health department said that the number of dengue cases came down as the rains subsided. Usually, cases surge during the monsoon since chances of water stagnation, which breeds mosquitoes, increases.
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