West Bengal records highest dengue deaths in country
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KOLKATA: West Bengal has reported the highest number of dengue deaths in the country so far this year with the figure till August end standing at 22, Union Health Ministry has said on its website.
Dengue deaths in West Bengal this year is up from 14 in 2015 when Delhi had earned the distinction of recording the highest number of deaths due to the disease at 60.
A list on the website of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme under the Directorate General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed that 5,129 dengue cases were reported in the state till August 31.
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