Delhi’s 19 dengue samples were “severe.”

NEW DELHI: According to the city’s genome sequencing results from 20 dengue-positive samples, 19 of these had the severe strain type-2, according to health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday. Nearly 65 dengue cases were reported in the first three weeks of July. According to a study released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), it was 40 in June and 23 in May.

According to the data, a total of 187 dengue cases have been documented in the national capital this year as of July 22. This is the highest number for the same time period since 2018. 61 cases of malaria have also been reported over that time, it added. Recent flooding in numerous parts of the national capital brought on by heavy rains and the Yamuna’s rising water level has increased concerns of a dengue outbreak.

In his interactions with the media, he also mentioned that the penalties for producing mosquitoes had been increased to Rs 1,000 for households and Rs 5,000 for commercial businesses.The genomic sequencing of 20 dengue-positive samples in Delhi revealed that 19 of them contained strain type-2, according to Health Minister Bharadwaj. Patients are at risk from the severe strain Type-2, but the trend also implies that there is only one strain that is widely circulating. Nevertheless, “we all need to be cautious,” he said.

Alongside Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi and representatives from the municipal and health sectors, Bharadwaj attended the meeting presided over by the chief minister. The health minister said that during the meeting, the CM discussed the situation and the steps that various departments have done or want to take to stop the spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the national capital.