West Bengal is the only state in India that hasn’t shared any dengue data with the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control till September 19.
West Bengal has registered more than 76,000 cases of dengue this year till October 24, officials in the state health department said. This is more than last year when the state recorded 67,271 cases, the highest in the country.
“The state registered around 9,000 new dengue cases in the festive period between October 14 and October 24, taking the total number of cases this year to 76,475,” said a senior official of the state health department.
West Bengal is the only state in India that hasn’t shared any dengue data with the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control till September 19. All other states have their data on the NCVBDC website.
The state’s health secretary and the director of health services refused to divulge any data when contacted.
The NCVBDC website also doesn’t have any data on West Bengal from 2018 and 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the state recorded 5,166 and 8264 cases, respectively. Last year, West Bengal reported 30 deaths from dengue.
