19 more cases of dengue in Delhi

By IANS
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

NEW DELHI - The number of dengue cases is rising at an alarming rate in the capital with 19 new cases reported Tuesday.

“Nineteen more people tested positive for dengue in Delhi today (Tuesday) but there were no deaths,” Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) chief medical officer N.K. Yadav told IANS.

The total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease in the city has reached 140 this year, the official added.

One dengue death has been reported in Delhi this year.

Filed under: Dengue, Medicine

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