New Delhi: According to official data, nearly 250 cases of dengue fever were recorded in the national capital in a week, amid an increase in the number of vector-borne diseases.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday released official data revealing that more than 900 dengue cases were recorded in the city till September 14 with a positivity rate of 18 per cent.
As of September 9, 650 cases of dengue had been recorded in the city, according to civic body officials.
The agency stated that the recorded cases and positivity rate of the virus this year are lower compared to last year.
"From January 1 to September 14 this year, a total of 917 dengue cases were recorded, while during the same period last year, 2,264 cases were recorded. This year, the dengue test positivity rate during the "The same period was recorded at 18 percent, while last year the positivity rate was 56 percent," the statement reads.
According to the statement, in the Central zone a total of 82 cases of dengue were registered until September 14, while during the same period last year 269 cases were registered.
In the City SP zone, 39 cases were registered, in the Civil Lines Zone 52 case, in the South Zone 100 case and in Karol Bagh, 86 cases were registered, according to the statement.
Last year, 106 cases were recorded in City SP zone, 112 in Civil Lines zone, 314 in South zone and 205 cases in Karol Bagh during the same period, he added.
On September 8, Delhi recorded its first dengue death of the year. A 54-year-old man died of dengue at Lok Nayak Hospital, a senior hospital official had earlier said.
The civic body said it has issued 1,06,050 legal notices, 36,008 challenges and 8,639 administrative charges against those violating vector-borne diseases statutes under the DMC Act. Police complaints will also be filed against violators who allow repeated breeding of mosquitoes, the statement said.
The corporation has intensified measures to control mosquito breeding and has implemented a multi-pronged strategy to combat cases that includes house-to-house visits, regular spraying with insecticides, biological control measures and special fogging operations, the statement said.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday released official data revealing that more than 900 dengue cases were recorded in the city till September 14 with a positivity rate of 18 per cent.
As of September 9, 650 cases of dengue had been recorded in the city, according to civic body officials.
The agency stated that the recorded cases and positivity rate of the virus this year are lower compared to last year.
"From January 1 to September 14 this year, a total of 917 dengue cases were recorded, while during the same period last year, 2,264 cases were recorded. This year, the dengue test positivity rate during the "The same period was recorded at 18 percent, while last year the positivity rate was 56 percent," the statement reads.
According to the statement, in the Central zone a total of 82 cases of dengue were registered until September 14, while during the same period last year 269 cases were registered.
In the City SP zone, 39 cases were registered, in the Civil Lines Zone 52 case, in the South Zone 100 case and in Karol Bagh, 86 cases were registered, according to the statement.
Last year, 106 cases were recorded in City SP zone, 112 in Civil Lines zone, 314 in South zone and 205 cases in Karol Bagh during the same period, he added.
On September 8, Delhi recorded its first dengue death of the year. A 54-year-old man died of dengue at Lok Nayak Hospital, a senior hospital official had earlier said.
The civic body said it has issued 1,06,050 legal notices, 36,008 challenges and 8,639 administrative charges against those violating vector-borne diseases statutes under the DMC Act. Police complaints will also be filed against violators who allow repeated breeding of mosquitoes, the statement said.
The corporation has intensified measures to control mosquito breeding and has implemented a multi-pronged strategy to combat cases that includes house-to-house visits, regular spraying with insecticides, biological control measures and special fogging operations, the statement said.
