New Delhi, July 14: The national capital has reported the first case of dengue this year with a 27-year-old man from south Delhi testing positive for the disease.
Naval Kishore, a resident of Malavya Nagar, was admitted to Fortis Hospital on July seven after showing symptoms of dengue, N K Yadav, Municipal Health Officer of MCD, said on Tuesday.
“He was tested positive on Saturday but has since been discharged from hospital as he has shown improvement,” Yadav said to a news agency. He said fogging was conducted in Malavya Nagar.
This is the first case of dengue in the capital this year. The city reported two deaths and over a 1,000 cases of dengue last year.
After Kishore tested positive for dengue, authorities had collected blood samples of other members of his family.
The New Delhi Municipal Council and MCD have initiated a series of measures to prevent outbreak of such diseases.
The NDMC has written to authorities in all high-rise buildings, RWAs and market associations in areas under its jurisdiction on the do’s and don’ts to prevent mosquito breeding. The MCD has also written letters to all government offices to take measures to check breeding, officials said.
Over 3,000 domestic breeding checkers have been deployed by the MCD to undertake up house-to-house inspection. Spraying of insecticides has also been started in various parts of the city.
–Agencies–