New Delhi: Despite preventive measures, the death toll due to dengue reached 97 across the country, with over 4,700 cases reported so far.
In Delhi, the death toll has gone up to 27 after two more patients succumbed to the disease at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday.
As many as 92 new fresh cases were reported from Delhi and its neighbouring regions since Friday, where 1,278 people have suffered from dengue, the highest in the country.
Besides Delhi, 794 cases of dengue have been detected in Kerala, 456 cases in Rajasthan, 441 in Gujarat, 405 in West Bengal, 349 in Uttar Pradesh, 307 in Tamil Nadu, 250 in Punjab, 240 in Maharashtra, 100 in Haryana, 90 in Karnataka and 27 in Andhra Pradesh.
A total of at least 16 affected states included Bihar, Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Dengue death toll so far has been 27 in Delhi, 22 in Maharastra, 10 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, seven in Karnataka, five in Andhra Pradesh, four in Kerala, three each in Punjab, Gujarat and West Bengal, two in Haryana and one each in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.
(With PTI inputs)
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