Delhi has reported one more dengue case even though the vector-borne disease is usually reported between July and November.
With this the total number of cases of vector-borne diseases has reached to 20 this year, according to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday.
Out of these cases, 14
cases diagnosed belong from other States. Doctors have advised the people to take precautionary measures to ensure there was no breeding of mosquito larvae and urged them to wear full-sleeves and use mosquito nets.
The report said domestic breeding checkers found
mosquito breeding in 1,147 households in the city till March 16. It said that 1,814 legal notices have been served for various violations and 63 prosecutions initiated.
Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four related deaths were recorded by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which tabulates data on vector-borne diseases in the city.
These diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch to mid-December.
The dengue victims last year included a minor boy. Water coolers should be dried when not in use as dengue infection-carrying mosquitoes breed there, a doctor said.
According to the SDMC, 10 people had died due to dengue in Delhi in 2017, of which five were not residents of the national capital. Overall, the vector-borne disease had affected 9,271 people in the city last year.
