There have been a total of 5,376 cases of dengue in Tamil Nadu, the highest in the country this year.
Provisional figures listed on the website of the National Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme under the Union health ministry revealed that the State recorded 39 deaths from dengue this year — the highest, again. The state with the second highest number of cases is Kerala, but it is way behind at 2,995 cases (11 deaths). Karnataka records 2,403 cases but it has the second highest number of deaths at 21.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/state-records-most-dengue-cases-and-deaths-year
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ramya-kannan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dengue
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-health-and-family-welfare
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
