Question

In India, how many districts have reported zero malaria cases in 2020?

• A. 556
• B. 116
• C. 140
• D. 200

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 116

As per a recent release by the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, India has reported zero malaria cases in 116 districts, during the year 2020. This is seen as a great achievement to eliminate malaria in India. With this achievement, the disease burden in terms of cases has done down by 84.5% and in term of number of deaths by 83.6%.