96 new dengue cases in Delhi
By IANSThursday, September 30, 2010
Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI - Delhi Thursday reported 96 new cases of dengue, taking the number of people infected with the fever to 2,397.
The vector-borne disease has claimed five lives so far in the national capital.
\”No new deaths have been reported in the last three weeks,\” said N.K. Yadav, health officer of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
With just three days left for the Delhi Commonwealth Games to begin, the MCD has intensified fogging operations at the Games Village and various venues.
South Delhi, location for prominent Games venues, has been the worst affected, reporting 468 cases so far.
\”We advise people to check breeding points in their houses. Consult a doctor if fever continues after three days,\” Yadav
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