New Delhi: Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, will meet with the Delhi government on Monday to assess the dengue situation in the national capital and discuss how the Centre can help reduce the number of cases. "Dengue fever is on the rise, and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will meet with the Delhi government to discuss the situation and offer assistance in reducing the number of cases," an official source said. The meeting will also include representatives from the National Center for Disease Control and the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program. Dengue fever is on the rise in the nation's capital.

According to a civic report released on Monday last week, Delhi has reported over 1,000 cases of dengue fever this year, with more than 280 cases in the last week. 666 cases of dengue fever have been reported in the first 23 days of this month alone. On October 18, the city saw its first death due to the vector-borne disease of the season.

Meanwhile, in terms of Zika virus, six more people in Kanpur have tested positive, all of whom are civilians. With six people testing positive for the virus late Sunday evening, the city's total number of Zika virus cases has now surpassed ten.

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