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New Delhi, Oct 9
Fifty fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital taking the total number of people afflicted by the virus to 936 even as the NCT government claimed that the outbreak appeared to "slow down." As many as 41 dengue patients were admitted in the last 24 hours ending 8:00 A.M. At the AIIMS alone where 173 people are undergoing treatment for the viral disease, Medical Superintendent D K Sharma told reporters.
Twenty-two people have succumbed to the viral disease in the capital this year.
Eighteen patients, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's grandson Rohan, have been discharged from the AIIMS in the last 24 hours.
Singh's grandson Madhav and son-in-law Vijay Tankha, admitted to the AIIMS with dengue symptoms on Wednesday, are recuperating and likely to be discharged later in the day.
Delhi Health Secretary D S Negi told PTI that 50 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the capital since yesterday.
Delhi accounted for 61 fresh patients yesterday while 81 were admitted on Saturday and 71 on Friday, he said adding there appeared to be a decreasing trend.
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