Delhi health minister to meet Sheila Dikshit over dengue outbreakNovember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With more than 550 cases of dengue reported in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia will meet Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit later Monday to discuss measures to check the spread of the disease. "There is a meeting scheduled for later in the day (Monday) between the health minister and the chief minister.
29 new dengue cases take Delhi's total to 527November 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 29 fresh cases of dengue were reported here Saturday, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the capital to 527, said health officials, adding that over 200 people were fined in the last one week for allowing stagnant water to accumulate in their homes. "There were 29 fresh cases of dengue confirmed today (Saturday).
29 new dengue cases take capital's total to 527November 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With 29 new dengue cases reported in the capital Saturday, the total number of those affected by the vector-borne disease rose to 527, health officials said. "There were 29 fresh cases of dengue confirmed today (Saturday).
489 dengue cases recorded in DelhiNovember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Twenty five new dengue cases were recorded in Delhi Friday, taking the number of people affected by the vector-borne disease to 489, health officials said. The Delhi government has appointed a nodal officer to whom all dengue cases will be reported by government and private hospitals.
25 new dengue cases take total to 489 in DelhiNovember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The national capital Friday recorded 25 fresh dengue cases taking the number of people affected by the vector-borne disease to 489, officials said. "There were 25 fresh cases of dengue confirmed today (Friday).
Delhi records 26 new dengue casesNovember 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The national capital Thursday recorded 26 new cases of dengue, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease to 464, health department officials said. "There were 26 fresh cases of dengue confirmed today (Thursday).
416 cases of dengue in DelhiNovember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The capital recorded 19 new cases of dengue Tuesday, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease in New Delhi to 416, a health department official said. "There were 19 new, confirmed cases of dengue Tuesday," Chief Medical Officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) N.K.
Delhi reports 391 dengue cases so farNovember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 16 new cases of dengue were reported Monday, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease in the national capital to 391, a health department official said. "There were 16 new, confirmed cases of dengue today (Monday).
366 cases of dengue in DelhiNovember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fourteen cases of dengue were confirmed Sunday morning, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease in the national capital to 366, a health department official said. As of today (Sunday) morning, there were 366 confirmed cases of dengue in Delhi.
Delhi records 344 cases of dengueOctober 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The capital recorded 24 new cases of dengue Friday, pushing the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease in the city to 344, health department officials said. "There are 24 new cases of dengue which have been confirmed in Delhi today (Friday).
Dengue cases touch 320 in DelhiOctober 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The national capital is seeing an alarming rise in the number of dengue cases, with 18 new cases reported Thursday. This takes the total number of confirmed cases of the vector-borne disease to 320, health officials said here.
Delhi records 280 cases of dengueOctober 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two people have lost their lives to dengue in the capital and as many as 280 have been been confirmed positive with the vector borne disease so far, health department officials said Tuesday. The first death - that of a 15-year-old boy - was reported Oct 23 and the death of a nine-year-old boy was reported Monday.
Delhi steps up measures to contain dengueOctober 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after a 15-year-old boy died of dengue in the national capital, the government Saturday appealed to people and civil authorities to take measures to contain the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. "All necessary measures are in place to check the spread of dengue in capital.
Delhi government holds high level meeting on dengueOctober 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - With a rise in the dengue cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss the preparedness of health authorities to tackle the situation in the capital. All government hospitals in Delhi have been asked to get ready for treatment of dengue patients.
Though rising, fewer dengue cases in Delhi than last yearOctober 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi recorded 130 cases of dengue until late Tuesday. While officials say that this is the time of the year when an increasing number of people fall prey to the vector-borne disease, the good news is that the number has come down considerably from the last few years.
