Dengue Chikungunya– Status Report

for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Date - 20-10-2006


DENGUE

A total number of 6910 cases and 118 deaths have been reported from India as a whole including Delhi as on 20.10.2006 upto 12.30 hrs.

Situation report of Dengue in Delhi (upto  12.30 hrs. on 20.10.2006)

A total number of 1908 cases and 35 deaths have been reported from Delhi, NCR and other states. Out of these, 1202 cases have been reported from Delhi, while 706 cases from the NCR and other states.

Out of 88 new cases reported during the last 24 hours in NCT Delhi, 58 cases are from Delhi and the rest 30 cases were from NCR and other states (Haryana – 8, UP -21 and other states -1)

Situation report of Dengue in other states (upto 12.30 hrs on 20.10.2006)

Apart from Delhi, upto 20.10.2006, the maximum number of dengue cases have been reported from Rajasthan (838), followed by Kerala (834), West Bengal (600), Maharashtra (582), Uttar Pradesh (510),Gujarat (456), Punjab (413), Tamil Nadu (307), Haryana (232), Karnataka (92) and Andhra Pradesh (60).

CHIKUNGUNYA

            Situation report of Chikungunya upto 12.30 hrs on 20.10.2006

            A total number of 1665 confirmed cases and no death have been reported from India as a whole including Delhi as on 20.10.2006 upto 12.30 hrs.

            A total number of 28 cases have been reported from Delhi and NCR region. Apart from Delhi, the maximum number of confirmed Chikungunya cases have been reported from Maharashtra (679) followed by Karnataka (294), Andhra Pradesh (248), Gujarat (170), Tamil Nadu (111), Madhya Pradesh (62), Kerala (38),Rajasthan (24) and Pondicherry (9).

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