With 894 cases of dengue reported in the national Capital over the last week, the total number of people affected by the disease has reached to 3,109 this season, according to a municipal report released on Monday. The number of people affected by malaria this year till September 23, has climbed to 954 in which 85 new cases recorded in a week while the figure for chikungunya stands at 533 with 61 new cases reported previous week.
The number of dengue cases reported till September 16 was 2,215, marking a rise of over 40 per cent in a week. Of the 3,109 dengue cases, 1,465 affected people were residents of Delhi, while the rest were from other States. Of the 1,465 cases of the Delhi residents, 761 were reported this month.
Dengue has claimed one life in the city during the current season of vector-borne diseases so far. Dengue and chikungunya are caused by the aedes agypti mosquito, which breeds in clear water. The anopheles mosquito, which causes malaria, can breed in both, fresh and muddy water.
According to the report, breeding of mosquitoes has been reported from 1,66,586 households in Delhi. All the three municipal corporations have stepped up the awareness drives. They are distributing pamphlets and plying vehicles with loudspeakers issuing dos and don'ts for the prevention of these diseases.