The number of dengue cases in Delhi has mounted to a staggering 1,185 of which 418 fresh cases have been registered in August. 110 fresh cases of Malaria and 88 cases of chikungunya have also been reported during this month, taking the total tally to 592 and 398 respectively, as per the report released by the three municipal corporations of Delhi on Monday.
According to the report, breeding of mosquitoes has been reported at 1,38,590 households in Delhi. All the three municipal corporations have stepped up awareness drives — distributing pamphlets and plying vehicles with loudspeakers issuing dos and don’ts for prevention of the diseases.
Meanwhile, East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday conducted a meeting to make councillors aware about vector-borne diseases and discussed the initiatives to prevent the menace.
East Delhi Mayor Neema Bhagat said the objective of this meeting was to brief councillors about these diseases and measures to prevent them so that they can take appropriate action in their respective wards.
The National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) had already found two new species of Anopheles Stephensi (urban vector) and Anopheles Culicifacies (rural vector) circulating this year. The parasitic infection was lying dormant after mutating, but it has made a comeback after a gap of five years at a time when Delhi is already reeling under the scourge of dengue and chikungunya.