 By 9 October 2006 more than fifty deaths were reported to dengue fever and more than 3613 patients were treated for this disease.The Government of India's Health Department released the statistical data related to dengue fever in a press statement on 8 October 2006.Nationwide data on the dengue outbreak, released by the Ministry of Health
On 13 October 2006, six persons died due to dengue fever in Delhi.