29 malaria, 24 dengue cases so far this year

Over 39,000 notices served for violations

June 19, 2018 01:55 am | Updated 01:55 am IST - New Delhi

Five fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the past week in the Capital, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 29, read the latest municipal report released on Monday.

Chikungunya cases

One fresh case of dengue was also recorded in Delhi till June 16. Fourteen cases of chikungunya have also been recorded in the same period.

Of the 29 cases of malaria, 17 were recorded last month, eight in June, one each in April and March and two in February.

Of the 24 dengue cases, six were recorded in January, three in February, one in March, two in April and 10 last month and two in June.

The cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between mid-July and November-end, but this period may stretch up to mid-December.

There were no cases of any vector-borne disease till January 13.

Meanwhile, domestic breeding checkers have found mosquito-breeding in 33,622 households in the city till June 16, the report said.

It said 39,699 legal notices have been served for various violations and “2,673 prosecutions have been initiated”.

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