With vector-borne diseases witnessing a spike in Delhi, the civic body recorded 92 dengue and 19 malaria cases in the week ending October 24, taking the total number of cases this year to 993 and 337, respectively.
According to the weekly Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) vector-borne report, October has so far accounted for 396 dengue cases and 94 malaria cases. Dengue cases in October this year have already surpassed the 377 cases recorded in the entire month of 2025.
No deaths due to dengue or malaria have been reported in Delhi so far this year, the report said. According to officials, a week prior to Oct 17, the civic body recorded 102 Dengue cases and 24 Malaria cases during the week.
Of the 92 dengue cases reported during the recent week, 86 were recorded in MCD areas, while the remaining six were reported by the New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Cantonment and the Railways. The MCD areas accounted for 19 malaria cases during the week, with no fresh cases reported by the other agencies.
Among the MCD zones, the Najafgarh zone reported 17 cases in the week, which is the highest, followed by the Central and South zones reporting 13 cases each, followed by the West zone with eight cases. The Shahdara North zone reported nine cases, while the Civil Lines zone recorded two.
For malaria, the South zone reported the highest number of cases at seven, followed by the Central zone with four. The Shahdara South and West zones reported one and two cases each, while the remaining cases were spread across other zones.
The cumulative dengue tally in MCD areas stood at 881, while the NDMC area reported 13 cases, Delhi Cantonment 81 and the Railways 18, taking the city’s total to 993. For malaria, MCD areas accounted for 329 of the 337 cases reported this year. The Railways reported six cases and Delhi Cantonment two, while no cases were recorded in the NDMC area.
The report also showed that 286 dengue cases were recorded in September, compared with 130 in August and 90 in July. In the case of malaria, 124 cases were reported in September, 100 in August and 53 in July.
Delhi recorded four chikungunya cases in the week ending October 24, taking the cumulative tally this year to 38. October has so far accounted for 11 cases, the report showed. No chikungunya deaths have been reported this year.
The MCD also reported that it had sprayed more than 3.46 lakh houses during the week as part of its mosquito-control measures and conducted over 11 lakh visits to check domestic mosquito breeding.
The report states that mosquito breeding was found in 7,811 houses, while 3,707 legal notices were issued for conditions conducive to mosquito breeding. The civic body launched 2,207 prosecutions and imposed 1,101 penalties during the week, collecting Rs 1,38,400 in fines, according to the report.
From January 1 to October 17, the MCD reported spraying more than 35 lakh houses and conducting over 3.54 crore visits to check domestic mosquito breeding.
Breeding was detected in more than 2.1 lakh houses, while over 1.4 lakh legal notices were issued. The civic body launched over 28,600 prosecutions and imposed around 18,300 penalties, collecting more than Rs 36 lakh in fines during the period.