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West Bengal
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Odisha
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Kerala
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Karnataka
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Detailed explanation-1: -The five countries reporting most new deaths are Indonesia (229), the Philippines (66), Brazil (62), Somalia (29), and Vietnam (28). In the EU and as of 31 December 2022, 65 autochthonous cases of dengue have been reported in France.
Detailed explanation-2: -NEW DELHI: In 2022, the national capital registered 4, 469 cases of dengue whereas nine fatalities were caused by the disease, the data from the Municipal Coorporation of Delhi (MCD) revealed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each year, an estimated 400 million people are infected with dengue virus, 100 million become ill with dengue, and 21, 000 deaths are attributed to dengue.
Detailed explanation-4: -The virus is endemic in India. However, only five states-Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu-had reported more than 100 dengue cases at the turn of this century. Cases began increasing rapidly in Maharashtra and Kerala in the next decade and largely remained concentrated in these seven areas.