Dengue cases jump to 1,020; 52% of them recorded in Oct

New Delhi: Dengue cases crossed the 1,000-mark in Delhi this season, with nearly 540 people being diagnosed with the vector-borne disease in October only, according to a municipal report released Monday.

Also, 411 cases of malaria and 109 of chikungunya have been reported this season till October 20, the report said.

The report says at least 539 of the dengue cases came to light in the first three weeks of October, which accounts for over 52 per cent of the total cases reported this season.

Of the 1,020 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 in January.

Two malaria cases were reported in February, one each in April and March, 17 in May, 25 in June, 42 in July, 82 in August, 138 in September and 103 till October 20, according to South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which tabulates data on vector-borne diseases for the city.

The report said domestic breeding checkers found mosquito breeding in 2,10,241 households in the city till October 20.

It said 1,69,512 legal notices have been served for various violations and "24,104 prosecutions initiated".