The unabated onslaught of dengue has made boom town Gurgaon the worst affected district in the national capital region (NCR), as the number of cases here has increased to 374. Nearly 500 cases have tested positive in NCR. Confirming this, Gurgaon malaria officer Krishan Kumar said that of the total patients who tested positive, 12 were from outside the district. The meeting called by the Union health ministry on September 2 in Delhi to deliberate on the measures to check the increasing incidence of dengue and malaria noted that Gurgaon was the worst-affected district in the NCR. Reportedly, health officials representing different districts of 15 states attended the meeting. Besides 19 deaths, over 1,500 dengue cases have been reported from the states. Three deaths were reported from Gurgaon alone. As the affected districts were unable to contain the menace, the Union ministry decided to send necessary technical instructions to the district officials. They were instructed that there should be no let up in the efforts to control the disease that had become somewhat epidemic. Alarmed over the spread of the disease, Gurgaon administration and health authorities are resorting to repeated rounds of fogging in the areas where dengue cases are being reported. Besides, an active awareness campaign on preventive measures is being carried out.