DENGUE/DHF UPDATE (72): INDIA (KARNATAKA) UPDATE
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Date: Wed 4 Sep 2024
Source: The Hindu [edited]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dengue-cases-cross-25000-mark-the-higest-ever-in-karnataka/article68601826.ece
The number of dengue cases this year [2024] has crossed the 25 000
mark, the highest ever in Karnataka. As of Tuesday [3 Sep 2024], the
state has recorded 25 589 cases and 12 deaths. Over 15 000 cases have
been added to its total tally in the last 45 days.
The increase is significant this year, with the numbers reported till
3 Aug 2024 crossing the entire last year’s [2023] figure of 19 300. In
one month, from 3 Aug to 3 Sep 2024, as many as 6276 cases were
reported.
As of Tuesday [3 Sep 2024], active cases stood at 1561, of which 191
are being treated in hospitals, including 4 in the ICU, according to
data from the State Health Department.
Of the total 25 589 cases reported so far, 516 are aged below one
year, and 9129 are aged less than 18. While 3 deaths are from BBMP
[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike], 2 each have been reported from
[districts) Shivamogga, Dharwad, and Hassan and one each from
Davangere, Haveri, and Mysuru.
In 2023, Karnataka recorded 19 300 dengue cases, the highest in the
last 10 years. The highest number of deaths were reported in 2019,
with 17 patients succumbing to the vector-borne disease, followed by
11 in 2023.
Nearly 25% in BBMP