Spraying chemicals to kill mosquitoes (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The number of new dengue fever cases in Hanoi continued
to drop in the last few weeks, announced the city’s on
October 9.
recorded 1,068 cases
from October 2 to 8, a decrease of 160 compared to the previous week and 2,501
compared to this year’s peak in August.
The number of dengue cases has dropped in
24 of the city’s localities. Meanwhile, Soc Son, Cau Giay, Ba Dinh, Phu Xuyen,
Gia Lam and Thanh Xuan districts recorded up to eight new cases per week.
Currently, there are 271 remaining
, down 89 compared to last week. However, the city recorded about 150
new dengue cases a day.
There were also 97 cases of
hand-foot-mouth reported during the week and two cases of Japanese encephalitis
in My Duc and Ba Vi districts.
According to Hoang Duc Hanh, Deputy
Director of the city’s Health Department, this year the country has recorded
more than 143,000 dengue fever cases, with 30 fatalities.
Though the number of new cases in the city
has declined recently, October and November normally see an increase in dengue
cases.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
