As cases surge, city reports this year’s first dengue death
The Hindu
A total of 723 cases reported till Oct. 16, the highest for the season since 2018
The Capital reported 243 dengue cases over the past week, and one death — the first this year. As per a civic report on Monday, the deceased was a 35-year-old woman from south Delhi’s Sarita Vihar, who succumbed to the vector-borne disease in late September at a private hospital.
The caseload for the current month stands at 382, including 139 cases reported till October 9. A total of 723 cases have been recorded this season (till October 16), the highest for the same period since 2018 — which saw 1,020 cases.
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