36% increase in Delhi's dengue cases in 1 wk; total reaches 75

A total of 75 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital so far this year with an increase of 36 per cent noted over the last one week, as per a report released by SDMC today.
A total of 55 cases were reported in Delhi till September 13, the report by South Delhi Municipal Corporation said.
While figures for various corporations in Delhi are -- 9 (North Corporation), 34 (South Corporation) and 9 (East Corporation), 12 cases were reported from regions in Delhi outside the jurisdiction of the three municipal corporations and 11 from neighbouring states, the report said.

Over 5,500 dengue cases and six deaths were registered in the national capital last year, according to the SDMC, which compiles the vector-borne diseases report for the city.
Dengue mosquitoes were found breeding at various institutions so far this year, including six cases at Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital (LNJP) and three at the the headquarters of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation itself.
In a recent report released by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, DDA and Delhi Technical University (DTU) and DTC depot were among several institutions in the national capital that have been penalised for failing to check breeding of dengue mosquitoes on their premises.

Delhi had witnessed a large number of dengue cases in 2010 with over 6,200 cases reported in the city. In 2009, 1,153 cases were registered, over 1,300 cases in 2008, and 1,131 cases in 2011 while 2,093 cases in 2012.

The decline this year has been attributed to delayed rains and the preventive drive undertaken by the civic bodies much before the onset of monsoon.
Apart from that 48 cases of malaria have also been recorded in the city till September 20, with 17 of them being in the month of September alone, it said.
Civic bodies are continuing with the preventive measures like fumigation, checking of breeding areas, and awareness campaigns to control dengue menace.

According to the report, 1,23,535 households were found positive for breeding, while legal notices were served to over 92,000 for mosquitogenic conditions.
Over 8,900 prosecutions were also launched for the same period.