1996 - Dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever in India - Update 4
28 November 1996
Disease Outbreak Reported
Ninety-three new cases of dengue and DHF were reported from the infectious disease hospitals in Delhi in the period 13 to 19 November, bringing the total number of cases to 8 777 of which 354 were fatal (4%). The daily number of new cases fluctuated between 28 and 3. During the peak of the epidemic in mid-October the daily number of new cases was about 250-390.