Dengue-malaria is knocking again in Delhi, so far so many cases have been found

As soon as the rain stops in Delhi, diseases spread by mosquitoes have once again increased the worry of people. This year, there has been a rapid increase in matters of Malaria and Dengue in the capital. According to the report of the Municipal Corporation, 371 cases of Malaria have been registered in Delhi till the end of September, which is the highest in the last six years. This is the first time since 2019 when the Malaria infection has caught such a high speed. Last year, 363 cases were registered till this time, while in 2023 the figure was 237, 68 in 2022 and only 66 in 2021.

New cases coming every week in the capital

Along with malaria, cases of dengue are also increasing continuously. According to the MCD report, now 759 cases of dengue have been reported. Even though this number is less than 1,229 cases last year, the Health Department says that new patients are getting every week. At the same time, 61 cases of Chikungunya have also been registered this year, while last year there were 43. However, it is a matter of relief that till now no one has died due to diseases caused by mosquitoes in Delhi. Apart from this, it has also been revealed in the municipal report that due to incomplete leaves of many patients, their verification has not been done. In such a situation, the untrained case remains a big problem for the department. According to the report, the leaves of 104 malaria and 626 dengue patients are also incomplete, while 76 malaria and 195 dengue patients are not detected even after verifying.

Infection is also increasing in Delhi NCR

Along with Delhi, malaria and dengue cases are increasing in NCR areas like Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. So far 173 cases of dengue and 182 cases of malaria have been reported in Ghaziabad. However, the local administration is running several campaigns for this and is also appealing to people to remove water around the houses. Apart from the capital and Delhi NCR, the situation is more serious with dengue malaria in Jammu. So far more than 1,100 dengue cases have been registered in Jammu. At the same time, more than 40 cases have been reported in four days in Una district of Himachal Pradesh.

Why dengue and malaria cases are increasing

Experts believe that this time the breeding of mosquitoes is large due to heavy rains and continuous watering, due to which the risk of dengue and malaria infection after monsoon is failing rapidly. Apart from this, experts also advise to prevent dengue and malaria that do not allow water to be deposited around the houses and keep the water tank and utensils covered. Apart from this, use mosquito nets at bedtime and contact the doctor immediately if you have complaints like fever, pain or body pain.