Arvind Kejriwal Orders To Reserve Beds For Dengue Patients As Massive Surge In Cases Reported In National Capital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered the health department to reserve beds for dengue patients and ensure stock of medications in hospitals and mohalla clinics. According to him, 20 dengue samples had genomes sequencing and 19 of them included the severe strain type-2. The declaration was made following a meeting that Mayor Shelly Oberoi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal presided over at the Delhi Secretariat. Dengue and malaria infections have increased as the city is still being pounded by monsoon rains.

According to a civic authority report made public on Monday, 187 dengue cases reported in the national capital this year as of July 22. This is the highest number since 2018.

In response to the dengue outbreak, the Delhi Health Minister said that the fine for breeding mosquitoes had been increased to Rs 1,000 for families and Rs 5,000 for commercial facilities. The purpose of the gathering was to develop a comprehensive plan to address the city’s increasing dengue cases.

In the first three weeks of July, there were roughly 65 dengue cases reported. According to a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the total in June was 40 and in May it was 23.

In the meantime, 61 cases of malaria were reported, it claimed.

Between January 1 and July 22 of 2022, 159 dengue cases were registered in the national capital. The same period in 2021 had 47 dengue cases reported.

According to a report from PTI, the city saw 49, 34, and 28 cases in 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively. On July 17, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi visited a number of hospitals in the Delhi. Recently, she had issued a warning regarding chances of increase in dengue and malaria cases in the national capital as a result of waterlogging at numerous locations. Departments, according to her, have been requested to check for mosquito breeding and remove any silt and sludge left behind due to flood.

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