Gurgaon: The city’s reported dengue cases have risen more than fivefold in a month, from 10 on Aug 3 to 53 on Sept 4, with three new cases detected on Friday. No confirmed dengue death has been reported.While most patients are recovering with supportive care, doctors said some have developed complications including severe thrombocytopenia (a sharp drop in blood platelets) and serositis (inflammation of the membranes around organs).“Dengue cases have been rising steadily following the monsoon rains. However, no cases of dengue shock syndrome or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been reported so far this year,” said Dr MK Singh, director and senior consultant, internal medicine, Narayana Hospital. In ARDS, severe lung inflammation interferes with oxygen exchange, potentially leading to respiratory failure. Dengue shock syndrome is a critical dengue-related complication that can result in dangerously low blood pressure and organ dysfunction.According to the district health department’s latest available bulletin, the cumulative dengue count was 53 on Sept 4. At the current count, this year’s caseload is already over 80% of the total recorded in 2025.The rise in cases has come amid intensified surveillance by the health department. Rapid fever survey teams covered 12,109 houses on Sept 3, taking the cumulative number of houses surveyed to nearly 11.2 lakh since the exercise began. The teams screen residents for fever, help identify suspected cases early and spread awareness about vector-borne diseases.Civic authorities have also stepped up efforts to check mosquito breeding, with 1,919 notices issued by Sept 3 to premises where breeding sites were found. Dengue testing has also increased considerably over the past month. The number of samples collected rose from 4,096 on Aug 3 to 9,029 on Sept 3, an increase of 4,933 samples.Malaria, meanwhile, has remained relatively contained. The district had recorded four cases till Aug 3, rising to five by Sept 3, with no new case reported on Thursday. Health teams have collected nearly 1.9 lakh blood samples for malaria surveillance since Jan.Doctors said preventive measures were particularly important during and after the monsoon, when stagnant water can provide breeding sites for mosquitoes. They advised residents to prevent water from accumulating around homes and protect themselves from mosquito bites.
