Description of the situation
20 November 1996
Disease Outbreak Reported
The daily number of new cases reported by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in Delhi declined to below 50 in the second week of November (54 on 8 November, 28 on 9 November, 27 on 10 November and 32 on 11 November and 29 on 12 November). The peak occurred on 20 October when nearly 400 new cases were reported. The total number of cases reported up to 12 November is 8 684 of which 346 (4%) were fatal.