Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:47am on 04 Dec 2023,Monday India
India is among the top 20 countries worst hit by dengue in 2023, recording more cases and deaths than the annual average of the past five years, according to a new report by Save the Children. The aid agency report states that between January to November 2023, around 5 million dengue cases were reported across 20 high-burden countries, a 30% increase versus 2022. With over 5,500 fatalities, deaths rose 32% year-on-year. Actual figures are likely higher with underreporting. Bangladesh faced its worst outbreak on record with over 300,000 infections and 1,598 deaths in 2023 alone, over 5 times higher than last year. Save the Children has called for localized action plans to control mosquitoes, boost diagnosis and treatment as a cross-government effort.
