Chikungunya deaths rise to 15 in Delhi

September 18, 2016 03:17 am | Updated November 09, 2021 02:11 am IST - New Delhi:

The number of fatalities due to chikungunya complications has risen to 15 in the national capital, even as Delhi government on Saturday sought people’s cooperation in combating vector-borne diseases which have affected over 2,800 people in the city.

Two more deaths have been reported at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where five others died in the last one week.

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