Delhi saw maximum dengue deaths in 2015: govt

Delhi reported maximum cases of dengue and most deaths caused by it across the country in 2015, Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha today.
The year saw almost 150 per cent rise in the number of dengue cases compared to 2014.
The number of deaths caused by the viral disease shot up dramatically in the national capital with 60 people dying of it last year compared to only three and six people in 2014 and 2013, respectively.
After Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra reported most dengue deaths at 25 and 23, respectively, according to the figures.
Delhi also reported 15,867 cases of dengue last year against 995 and 5,574 cases in the previous two years, the figures tabled in the House showed.

There were 99,913 cases across the country last year against 40,571 in 2014 and 75,808 in 2013.