The national Capital has reported 103 fresh cases of Dengue last week, taking the number of people infected with dengue to 1004 this year. Six new cases of malaria and five cases of chikungunya were also reported in Delhi last week taking the total number to 316 and 114 respectively.
According to the latest report released by all three Municipal Corporation, mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 20627634 households and 82668 legal notices have been issued this year. The dengue breeding checkers have checked 19883179 houses and also issued challans to 10241numbers of office and residential premises.
Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear, standing water while those of malaria mosquito thrive even in dirty water. Doctors have advised people to take precautions and ensure that there is no breeding of mosquito larvae around them. They have urged people to wear full-sleeves clothes and use mosquito nets.
Market associations across Delhi came forward in support of the campaign started by the Delhi Government. To escalate the impact of the anti-dengue campaign, the Delhi Government has sought participation from the Resident Welfare Association (RWAs) of Delhi to contain the vector borne diseases in the National Capital. This year, the Delhi government has also launched a telephonic helpline - 01123300012 and WhatsApp helpline - 8595920530 to assist the general public with dengue.