With 20 fresh cases in last week, over 211 cases of malaria have been reported in Delhi this year so far, more than double the number of people affected by dengue.

According to SDMC, the number of patients afflicted from dengue has reached to 141 in which nine cases traced in a week. The number may go up as all three civic bodies claimed that they will not be able to spray insecticides and implement other measures to control mosquito breeding due to shortage of funds.

Also, seven new cases of Chikungunya reported in the city in a week, taking the total number to 49. However, out of total cases of malaria, 128 cases diagnosed belong to the neighbouring states while 107 patients suffering from dengue traced in Delhi belong to other states.

Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which tabulates the data on vector-borne diseases in the city. Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch to mid-December.

Civic bodies had also organised a workshop recently on prevention of vector-borne diseases. Mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 48,039 households and 46,580 legal notices have been issued this year.

Of the total number of dengue cases last year, 141 were recorded in December, while 1,062 in November, 1,114 in October, 374 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.

The rest of the cases were reported from areas outside the jurisdiction of the three municipal corporations of Delhi. Also, 473 cases of malaria and 165 cases of chikungunya were reported last year.

According to the SDMC, 10 people died due to dengue in Delhi in 2017, of whom five were not residents of the national capital. Overall, the vector-borne disease had affected 9,271 people in the city in 2017.