With 19 fresh cases reported in last one week, the total number of dengue cases has reached 91. The national Capital also witnessed spurt in patients suffering from malaria as 21 cases were traced in last week, taking the total number of patients to 94 this year till now.
According to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday, five new cases of chikungunya also reported in the city taking the total number to 28.
Out of total cases of malaria, eight cases diagnosed belong to the neighbouring states while 11 patients suffering from dengue traced in Delhi belong to other states. As per the report, hospitals did not provide address of 17 patients diagnosed of dengue and malaria.
The north, south and east corporations have found mosquito breeding in 29702 households in the city till now, as per the weekly data released by the SDMC. The report further stated that 30461legal notices have been served to owners of houses, hotels and others for various violations and 1724 prosecutions initiated.
With spurt in number of cases, civic bodies have stepped up awareness campaign and deployed Dengue Breeding Checkers (DBCs) in various wards in order to check breeding and advising people to take precautionary measures. "The regarding zonal officials have been directed take precautionary measures and to ensure there was no breeding of
mosquito larvae inside the houses," a senior corporation official said.