The Pioneer 13.09.2010
Dengue claims one more life; 1,788 affectedStaff Reporter | New Delhi
Dengue menace continues to haunt the national Capital with one more death reported on Sunday. With this, the total death in this season rose to five. Apart from that, 72 new cases were reported on Sunday, taking the total number of affected patients to 1,788.
“Resident of south Delhi, Rajkumar (25) was admitted at AIIMS. He died at the hospital on August 29. However, the report of his death came to us only on Saturday,” said VK Monga, chairman of Public Health Committee of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The city has recorded over 530 dengue cases in last eight days.
With the Yamuna water flooding various low-lying areas of east Delhi, the MCD fears dengue cases may rise. Officials feel that the conditions conducive to mosquito-breeding may appear in east Delhi once water recedes. “We will undertake special drives in those areas to prevent breeding,” Monga said. On other hand, the Delhi Government has directed the MCD to form 100 teams to spray mosquito repellent in the area of two-kilometre radius around the Games Village. The MCD teams will be assisted by trained personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
The civic bodies blame rains and stagnant water at the Games construction sites for the rise in dengue cases. During the same period last year, the number of dengue cases was only 12, while it was 226 and 52 in 2008 and 2007. South Delhi remains worst-affected with 287 cases, followed by MCD Central Zone (240) and Civil Lines (235).
