Countrywide dengue spread claims 125 deaths

New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) Deadly dengue claimed five more deaths taking the countrywide toll to 125 with 7100 cases reported upto today afternoon, a Health Ministry status report said here.

It said a total number of 2051 cases and 40 deaths have been reported from Delhi, NCR and other states. Out of these, 1298 cases have been reported from Delhi, while 753 cases are reported from the NCR and other states.

Apart from Delhi, the maximum number of dengue cases have been reported from Rajasthan (838), followed by Kerala (834), West Bengal (627), Maharashtra (582), Uttar Pradesh (513), Gujarat (456), Punjab (413), Tamil Nadu (307), Haryana (232)and Andhra Pradesh (76).

As for Chikungunya, a total number of 1665 confirmed cases and no death have been reported from India as a whole, the official status report said. A total number of 28 cases have been reported from Delhi and NCR region.

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