Dengue cases have mounted in the city with at least 830 people being diagnosed with the vector-borne disease this season, over 42% of which were reported in October, stated a municipal report released on Monday.
The report said that nearly 350 of the total number of cases came to light in the first two weeks of October. A total of 385 cases of malaria and 97 of chikungunya have been reported this season till October 13, the report said.
Of the 830 dengue cases this year, 374 were recorded in September, 58 in August, 19 in July, eight in June, 10 in May, two in April, one in March, three in February and six cases in January.
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A senior doctor at a government-run facility advised people to take precautions such as wearing full-sleeves and not allowing the breeding of mosquito larvae inside their homes. “Water coolers should be dried up when not in use as dengue carrying mosquitoes breed there a lot. Mosquito nets should be used at home,” the doctor said.
The cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch to mid-December.
The report said domestic breeding checkers found mosquito breeding in 1,87,239 households in the city till October 13. It said 1,52,776 legal notices have been served for various violations and “26,388 prosecutions initiated”.
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