Dengue fever cases in Dong Da and Cau Giay skyrocket

According to information from the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), during the week from August 25 to 31, the city recorded 1,129 new cases of dengue fever, an increase of 73 cases compared to the previous week and also the week with the highest number of cases since the beginning of 2023.

Dengue fever can be prevented by killing mosquito larvae (photo source internet).

The number of new cases is most concentrated in Dong Da district with 105 cases, followed by Cau Giay district with 86 cases, Nam Tu Liem district (77 cases), Hoang Mai district (76 cases), Dan Phuong district (68 cases), Phu Xuyen district (63 cases).

At the same time, last week recorded 66 more outbreaks in 21 districts, towns, and cities, the most in Dong Anh (10 outbreaks); followed by Phuc Tho (8 outbreaks); Bac Tu Liem (7 outbreaks); Nam Tu Liem (6 outbreaks); Cau Giay (4 outbreaks); Dong Da (3 outbreaks) ...

Accumulated from the beginning of 2023 to now, Hanoi has recorded 6,693 cases of dengue fever, an increase of more than 4 times compared to the same period in 2022, and has 473 outbreaks, of which 142 are currently active.

According to the Hanoi CDC’s assessment, in some outbreak areas, the insect index after treatment is 2-3 times higher than the risk threshold. It is forecasted that the dengue fever situation will continue to develop complicatedly in the coming weeks.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/ha-noi-so-mac-sot-xuat-huyet-o-quan-dong-da-va-quan-cau-giay-tang-vot-post263479.html