Within a week, capital sees 100 cases of dengue — still lower than last year

A senior SDMC official said that intermittent rain over the last two weeks could be behind the sudden spike. He said mosquito-borne diseases generally spread when the monsoon is ending.

The number of chikungunya cases is lower as well, with just eight cases being reported this week and a total of 68 cases so far this year. This number stood at 315 last year. The number of malaria cases, meanwhile, saw a marginal increase — at 31 — as compared to last week, when 30 cases were reported.

According to Lok Nayak Hospital nodal officer, Sapna Paul, most of the cases being reported in Delhi are from neighbouring cities and towns. “Majority of the cases are being reported from Uttar Pradesh or Haryana. In our hospital, we are fully equipped with medicines, doctors and beds for dengue patients. This year, we have only seen 127 patients so far, and no casualty,” she said.