Over 130 dengue cases have been reported in the national Capital so far this year, a civic report said on Monday. Delhi recorded 23 dengue cases in January, 16 in February, 22 in March, 20 in April and 30 in May, it said, adding 23 cases were reported this month till June 25.
As such, the count of dengue cases reported in the national Capital this year stood at 134 till June 25. No death due to the disease have been reported so far, as per the report by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The count of dengue cases reported in Delhi between January 1 and June 25 last year was 34. The corresponding figure was 20 in 2020, 22 in 2019, 30 in 2018 and 55 in 2017, the report said.
Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch till mid-December. Civic officials said dengue cases were being recorded earlier this year due to a congenial weather for mosquito-breeding.
Last year, 9,613 dengue cases were recorded in national Capital, the highest since 2015, along with 23 deaths, the highest since 2016.
