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Gurugram: Already grappling with a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, what has got officials of the Gurugram Health Department further worried is a sudden spike in dengue cases. Before this, there had been no cases of vector-borne diseases that had come from the city. In 2019, there were 56 cases of Malaria and 21 cases of Dengue that were reported in Gurugram. While 2019 was reasonably a good year, the year before has always proved to be challenging for the health officials. In 2016 there was a massive spike in the cases of Dengue in Gurugram where five patients also lost their lives..