New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday urged everyone to co-operate with the government to to tackle the outbreak of Dengue and Chikungunya and not play politics.
Speaking to the mediapersons, said, “It is wrong to say that patients are denied beds, at least 1500 beds are vacant at hospitals under Delhi Goverment.”
The Delhi Health Minister said many of the dengue and chikungunya patients come to Delhi hospitals from other states. He stressed on segregating the data.
According to municipal corporation data, the number of dengue, chikungunya and malaria infection in Delhi stood at 1,158, 1,057 and 21 respectively.
According to the civic bodies, the highest dengue cases were reported in 2015 when 15,876 people were infected by the vector-borne disease and 60 people died.
