NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi reported five dengue deaths in its weekly report released on Monday. These were the first dengue deaths reported by the civic body this year and the total number of cases reported till mid-December was 4,114 compared with 9,414 in 2021, 1,062 in 2020 and 1,998 in 2019.Officials stated that the five deaths have been confirmed by a review committee and these deaths occurred in Delhi in the months of September, October and November.“The list of deceased included a 39-year-old male from Mukherjee Nagar, who died at a private hospital on September 9, and a seven-year-old girl from Vijay Enclave, who died at a hospital in Janakpuri on October 6. The other three deaths included a 17-year-old female from Kair village, who expired on October 17, a 17-year-old female from Jaideo Park, who died on October 25, and a 36-year-old female from Subhash Mohalla, who expired on November 7,” MCD stated in its report.While 23 dengue deaths were reported in 2021, only one death due to the infection was reported in 2020.This year, the civic body had received reports of 37 suspected dengue deaths from different hospitals in Delhi. These cases were later studied by the dengue death review committee, which comprises health experts, physicians, paediatricians, etc, under the chairmanship of municipal health officer. “After proper verification, the committee confirmed five dengue deaths in the Delhi jurisdiction,” according to sources.Last week, 257 fresh dengue cases were reported in the national capital, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease in the month of December to 519. In November, 1,420 cases were logged in Delhi, while 1,238 cases were recorded in October.In 2015, the city witnessed a massive dengue outbreak with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi’s worst dengue outbreak since 1996.The city has also recorded 251 cases of malaria, including 10 cases reported last week. Further, 45 cases of chikungunya were also found this year, including a case reported last week, according to the report released by the civic body.Cases of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria are usually reported between July and November, sometimes stretching till mid-December. Symptoms of vector-borne diseases include high fever, headache, rash, muscle, and joint pain, which are quite similar to that of Covid-19 that also include fever or chills, muscle or body aches, fatigue and headache.
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