New Delhi: With 11 people testing positive for dengue in the city in the last two days, the total number of cases has crossed the 200 mark.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said the number is much less than last year. "A total of 206 cases have been reported till now. 11 fresh cases of dengue were reported from different hospitals today. 172 were reported from MCD area alone," an MCD official said.
He said that "last year a total of 2,989 cases were reported on September 27, 2010 with an additional 24 new cases. This year we have deployed additional staff to tackle the situation, maintaining round-the-clock surveillance and conducting all possible measures to curb the disease." The official said 177 cases of malaria have been detected in the city with maximum of 69 reported from Najafgarh area.
PTI