At least 50 cases of dengue have been reported in the national Capital this season with 22 of those recorded this month, according to a municipal report released on Monday.
While 11 fresh cases of the vector-borne disease have been reported between July 9 and 16. A total of 39 cases were reported till July 9 with May recording six cases and 15 cases in June, as per the report.
In 2015, the city saw a staggering 15,867 dengue cases, the worst in 20 years with the disease claiming 60 lives, as per municipal reports. Only six cases were reported in June, while 36 cases were registered in July last year.
This year, dengue cases have been reported rather early and relatively in larger numbers. “Eleven fresh cases have been reported since the last count, and the total number of cases so far in the city is at least 50,” said a senior civic official.
No case has been reported from any of the zones under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) while Najafgarh Zone of South Corporation has recorded five cases, and two were posted in West Zone and one in Central Zone, said a senior official of SDMC, which compiles dengue report on behalf of all the civic bodies in the city.
The SDMC has reported eight cases overall while East Delhi Municipal Corporation has recorded one.
Of the total number of cases this year, nine were reported from areas outside the jurisdiction of the three municipal corporations.
While 10 cases were reported from Uttar Pradesh, one of those diagnosed with the disease came from Haryana, and 21 of them came from other States.
The number of houses where breeding of mosquitoes were found are — 10,862 (NDMC), 26,962 (SDMC) and 4,080 (EDMC). Number of prosecution launched respectively in these areas were 431, 1,320 and 165 respectively, the report stated.
As part of its preventive measure against the deadly disease, the NDMC had last month launched a drive and sought to popularise the use of a specially-made cooler and plant Agave americana.
Also, the Union Health Ministry in the month of June had decided that dengue patients hailing from towns in the National Capital Region seeking treatment in Delhi hospitals will be registered separately this year so that they are not clubbed with local patients.