Spike in fever cases: Dengue, malaria, swine flu take over from Covid-19

Some cities like Delhi and Mumbai are also witnessing cases of leptospirosis and gastroenteritis fevers

After battling with Covid-19 fever for the last two years, most Indian cities are now reeling under a bout of fever cases caused by dengue, malaria, swine flu among others.

"Of all respiratory illnesses that we are seeing in patients now, about 20 per cent are non-Covid19 viral infections," said Dr Khusrav Bajan, Consultant Physician & Intensivist, Department of Medicine and Critical Care, PD Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai.

As such the city has seen a 2-3 fold jump in swine flu cases in the last one month, doctors estimate.

Bajan says that of the hospitalised cases with fever now, roughly