NEW DELHI: The national Capital Delhi reported 105 fresh dengue cases in the past week, taking the tally to nearly 350, according to a municipal corpo.
The national capital recorded 243 cases of the vector-borne disease till July 28. According to the latest report issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the tally was at 348 till August 5.
A union of municipal workers in Delhi, responsible for fighting vector-borne diseases, have called an indefinite strike from July 31 if their demands are not met.
Amid a rise in dengue cases in Delhi, scores of city municipal workers, who are at the forefront of the fight against vector-borne diseases, began their indefinite strike on Monday. Authorities at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have been appealing to these workers to reconsider their decision in view of the spike in dengue cases in the last few weeks. The strike by DBC