At least 480 cases of dengue have been reported in the national Capital this season, including nearly 140 in October, according to a civic report released on Monday.
The total number of cases till October 2 had stood at 341.
Nearly 140 fresh cases have been recorded in the last one week. Of the total count of dengue cases in Delhi this year, 139 have been reported this month till October 9.
In September, 217 cases were logged, the highest count for this month in the last three years
According to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday, a total of 480 dengue cases have been recorded this season till October 9, which is the highest count since 2018 for the same period.
The number of cases reported for the January 1-October 9 period in the previous three years were 316 (2020), 467 (2019) and 830 (2018), as per the report.
A total of 1,072 cases and one death, were logged in the entire year in 2020, according to the report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the city.
Last year, 188 dengue cases were reported in the entire month of September, and 190 in 2019. In preceding years, the corresponding figures had stood at 374 (2018), 1103 (2017), 1,362 (2016) and 6,775 (2015), according to data shared by Delhi health department on September 22.
However, no deaths have been reported due to dengue in the city this year till now, it said.
Seventy-two cases were reported in August, as per the report. Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear, standing water, while those of malaria thrive even in dirty water.