Chikungunya is taking its toll in the national capital where the number of cases have climbed to over 1,000 this season
Delhi Government has ordered a probe into the chikungunya deaths reported in the national capital in the last two days
At AIIMS laboratories, 1,360 chikungunya blood test samples have tested positive till September 11
Sources said the probe would seek to find the exact cause of death
There was no official confirmation of the deaths
victim, R Pandey succumbed to the disease, considered generally as non-fatal, in the wee hours at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Safdarjung Hospital has reported 328 dengue cases and 532 chikungunya cases this season
Cases are likely to rise further as the season peaks in September
This year till July 28, 9,990 suspected cases of the disease have been recorded, with Karnataka reporting 7,591 cases
Chikungunya is a viral illness and its symptoms are similar to those of dengue