With 233 fresh cases of dengue reported last week, the total number of cases has gone up to a staggering 832, according to a municipal report released on Monday. Out of these cases, 133 patients diagnosed, belong to neighbouring States.
According to the report, 56 fresh cases of malaria were also reported till September 22, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the city this season to 497. The figure for chikungunya stands at 150 with 11 new cases reported last week, it stated.
As per report, all the three municipal corporations have reported breeding of mosquitoes from nearly 171045 households in the national Capital this year till September 22, according to the civic bodies, which are grappling with rising number of cases of the vector-borne diseases.
The report further stated that among the areas falling under the three municipal corporations, the cases of breeding reported were from areas of north, south and east corporations are 51,403, 72,730 and 46,912 respectively.
The civic bodies have also issued notices to 14,2611 various people and establishments after mosquitogenic conditions were found in their houses or premises. At least 20,112 prosecutions have also been launched after breeding were found, the report said.
A senior corporation official said that the civic body has already adopted a number of measures to prevent breeding, including creating awareness by using various media, deploying more dengue breeding checkers, and desilting of drains.
The total number of the people affected by dengue was 9,271in 2017 and the numbers of malaria and chikungunya cases recorded in 2017 stood at 1,142 and 940 respectively. Of the 9,271 dengue cases, 4,726 patients were from Delhi, while 4,545 had come to the city from other states for treatment.