The high incidence of dengue cases in the region has taken a toll on the city

KOLKATA: Authorities at the city

KOLKATA: The scare of dengue haunts city residents as new cases of the disease are being reported daily from different areas. The city

Of more than a thousand dengue patients reported at different hospitals in the province, 358 were tested positive.

This was stated by Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed on Tuesday while issuing latest figures about the prevalence of dengue fever in Sindh.

Dengue has claimed a life in Karnal while 18 of the 43 suspected dengue cases sent to the laboratory have tested positive. Suman of the Chand Serai area, who was admitted to a private local hospital and referred to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi, reportedly died yesterday.

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With nine more dengue cases surfacing in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Tuesday, the total number of persons bitten by the aedes egyptia mosquito have risen to 62 from October 1. In the same 21- day period, there have been 12 malaria cases reported from different parts of the town.

A special fund of Rs20 million allocated for preparedness and relief initiatives about the mosquito-borne dengue fever is unlikely to be utilised during the prevailing peak season of the disease, said sources in the provincial health department on Saturday.

Realising that the recent spread of the dengue virus in the districts and in the city could spell disaster in the post-puja days ~ particularly if two different types of dengue viruses are circulating in the state ~ the state health department has taken an initiative to detect the virus types.

NEW DELHI: The number of dengue cases reported in the Capital so far this season crossed the 800 figure mark on Sunday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi Medical Health Officer Dr. N. K. Yadav confirmed receiving a total of 14 new cases on Sunday taking the toll to 809 cases so far.

The number of dengue cases in the capital crossed the 600-mark over the Gandhi JayantiId-ul-Fitar break. Dengue cases soared up to 639. Meanwhile, a large number of domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) are back on duty, though some issues are yet to be sorted out.