Swine flu and dengue cases rising in India, govt warns

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Swine flu and dengue cases rising in India, govt warns
1 min read . Updated: 22 Sep 2022, 01:12 AM IST Priyanka Sharma

NEW DELHI : India is being buffeted by cases of swine flu and dengue that are threatening to become an outbreak just as it seeks to close the chapter on the covid pandemic.

The country has reported more than 30,627 cases of dengue with 12 deaths this year until the end of August, according to the latest data by the union health ministry.

The burden is the highest in Karnataka (5,392), Tamil Nadu (3,396), Telangana (2,960), Maharashtra (2,927), Andhra Pradesh (2,309), Kerala (2,007), Odisha (1,745), Chhattisgarh (1448) and Gujarat (1212).

More than 1,455 cases of swine flu with 30 deaths have been reported this year in India. Maharashtra reported the highest number (512 cases, 16 deaths), followed by Karnataka (283), Gujarat (205), Rajasthan (125), West Bengal (81), Goa (61) Telangana (38) and Delhi (12). The union health ministry has directed all states and UTs to take surveillance measures for reporting cases, offer timely treatment and be prepared to avoid an outbreak...

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West Bengal: Dengue cases cross 20,000 mark, health staff asked not to leave station
On Friday, 924 new confirmed cases have been detected in the state. A day before, 635 new confirmed cases were reported.
By: Express News Service
Kolkata | October 1, 2022 3:09:37 am

Dengue cases in West Bengal so far this year have crossed the 20,000 mark, prompting the state Health Department to issue directions to its staff not to leave their places of posting without prior notice so as to deal with any exigency.

In the past one week alone, as many as 4,744 fresh cases were recorded, it is learnt...

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Delhi logs 635 dengue cases in first 12 days of Oct, takes the tally to 1,572
ET OnlineLast Updated: Oct 17, 2022, 04:50 PM IST

A civic authority report indicated on Monday that the number of dengue cases in Delhi has increased, with 635 new infections registered in the first 12 days of October bringing the total for this year to 1,572. There have been 1,572 cases documented so far this year, and 693 of those cases were reported in September alone.

In the report issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the city on Monday had logged 937 cases of dengue this year through the end of September, and 635 additional cases were reported in the first 12 days of October, bringing the total number of the vector-borne disease in the city to 1,572...

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Many dengue patients in Delhi developing liver dysfunction: Doctors
2 min read . Updated: 26 Oct 2022, 07:53 PM IST Livemint

As dengue cases are rising in Delhi, doctors have warned that many dengue patients are developing liver dysfunction

Delhi has reported more than 900 cases of dengue in October this year, which is nearly 50% of the cases logged in the year so far. The infection tally reached 1,876 and doctors are also warning of severe complications such as liver dysfunction and capillary leak.

"On an average, every day six to 10 patients are getting admitted. Patients are developing issues like severe liver dysfunction and capillary leak. These are young patients aged between 20-40 years," said Dr. Sumit Ray, head of critical care at Holy Family Hospital in Okhla.

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia assured that the government is keeping a close eye on the data and fatalities from dengue are still under control despite rising cases...

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More than 3,300 dengue cases in Delhi, nearly 1,150 reported in Nov
Over 1,100 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first three-and-a-half weeks of November, taking the infection tally to more than 3,300 so far this year
Press Trust of India | New Delhi
Last Updated at November 28, 2022 14:54 IST

Over 1,100 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first three-and-a-half weeks of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 3,300 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Monday.

In October, 1,238 cases were logged.

The dengue infection tally stood at 3,044 till November 18, and 279 more cases have been recorded since then till November 25.

The city has also recorded 230 cases of malaria and 44 cases of chikungunya this year, according to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

Of the total of 3,323 reported cases, 693 were logged in September.

In 2017, the city logged 4,645 cases in the January 1-November 25 period, the report stated...