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T.N. tops the list in dengue deaths

[email protected] (The Hindu)
December 1, 2012

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New Delhi, December 1: The number of deaths in the country this year till November 15 due to dengue has touched 216, with Tamil Nadu topping the list with the death of 60 people.

It is followed by Maharashtra 59, Karnataka 21, Punjab 15, Kerala 13, West Bengal 9, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh 6 each and Delhi 4. A total of 35,066 cases were reported in the country till mid-November.

Stating this in the Lok Sabha on Friday while replying to a calling-attention motion on the spreading of dengue and chikungunya, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said a vaccine for dengue was being developed by French company Sanofi Pasteur. He hoped that its world-wide trials would be successful.“Phase III of the trial is on in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Latin America. In India, trials are taking place in Ludhiana, Kolkata and Delhi. If it passes, the day is not far when we will get it,” he said.

“Chikungunya is a debilitating illness, also caused by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Unlike dengue, chikungunya is non-fatal. The reasons for their outbreak are the same. The total number of suspected chikungunya cases has declined. In 2012, up to mid-November, the total number of reported suspected cases has been 14,227.”

As on date, there was no vaccine or drug available for prevention of dengue and chikungunya. Treatment for both was mainly symptomatic. In severe cases of dengue, blood/ platelet transfusion might be required.

Mr. Azad, who said he himself was affected with dengue in 2003, added that the problem was not limited to India. Five crore people were affected worldwide.


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June 12,2020

New Delhi, Jun 12: India's COVID-19 tally on Friday witnessed its highest-ever spike of 10,956 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

396 deaths have been reported due to the infection during the last 24 hours.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 2,97,535 including 1,41,842 active cases, 1,47,195 cured/discharged/migrated and 8,498 deaths.

COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra continue to soar with the number reaching 97,648. Tamil Nadu's coronavirus count stands at 38,716 while cases in Delhi reached 34,687.

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June 5,2020

Jun 5: Meerut Police on Thursday claimed that around 13,500 mobile phones in the country are running on the same IMEI, the number used to identify the device.

A case of fraud has been registered against the mobile phone manufacturing company and its service center, the police said.

The matter surfaced, after police personnel gave his mobile phone to the staff at cybercrime cell for examination, as the new phone was not working properly despite being repaired, Meerut SP (city) Akhilesh N Singh said.

The cyber cell found that around 13,500 other mobile phones are also running on the same International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) as that of the police personnel's phone, the superintendent of police said.

He said the matter is a serious security issue.

Prima facie it appears to be negligence on part of the mobile phone company and criminals can use it to their advantage, Singh said.

He said a case has been registered under relevant sections of the law at a Medical police station and a team of experts has been called to look into the matter.

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June 17,2020

New Delhi, Jun 17: With an increase of 10,974 new cases and 2,003 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count reached 3,54,065 on Wednesday while the toll due to the virus stands at 11,903.

This includes 1,55,227 active cases and 1,86,935 cured, discharged and migrated patients, according to the Union Health Ministry.

While the spike in the number of cases has stayed below the 11-thousand mark, the death toll has increased manifold today as compared to the 380 death reported on Tuesday.

Maharashtra with 1,13,445 cases continues to be the worst-affected state in the country with 50,057 active cases while 57,851 patients have been cured and discharged in the state so far. The toll due to COVID-19 has crossed the five thousand mark and reached 5,537 in the state.

It is followed by Tamil Nadu with 48,019 and the national capital with 44,688 confirmed cases.

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