In Delhi, as of October 31 this year, 1,083 people have been affected by dengue and 355 by malaria. However, no deaths have been reported so far from either of these diseases, the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The statement said: According to the weekly report released by the Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Public Health Department, 90 new dengue cases and 18 new malaria cases were detected in the week ending October 31.
Of the total dengue cases recorded this year, 964 people in municipal areas, 13 in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas, 87 in the Delhi Cantonment area, and 19 in railway areas have been affected.
In the previous week, which ended on October 24, 92 dengue cases and 19 malaria cases were recorded. Similarly, of the 355 malaria cases recorded in Delhi, 346 people in municipal areas, 3 in the Delhi Cantonment area, and 6 in railway areas have been affected. No malaria cases were recorded in the NDMC area.
Highest dengue cases in the Central Zone: Looking at the municipal corporation zone-wise, the Central Zone has recorded the highest number of dengue cases at 135. This is followed by the Najafgarh Zone with 129 cases and the South Zone with 115 cases.
As for malaria cases, the City-SP Zone has recorded the highest number, with 53 people affected. This is followed by the Central and South Zones, with 49 cases each, and the West Zone, with 35 cases.
Moreover, as of October 31, 39 people in Delhi have been affected by chikungunya. Of these, only one case was confirmed in the most recent week.
Intensified mosquito control efforts: The municipal corporation continues to carry out measures to control mosquitoes. As part of this, activities such as spraying insecticides, inspecting homes to identify places where mosquito larvae breed, and issuing legal notices to houses where conditions favorable for mosquito breeding are found are being carried out.
From January 1 to October 31, insecticide has been sprayed in 38.27 lakh homes. In addition, more than 3.66 crore inspections have been carried out in homes to identify places where mosquito larvae are breeding.
In these inspections, breeding conditions for mosquitoes were found in more than 2.21 lakh homes.
Following this, more than 1.48 lakh legal notices have been issued for violations. The municipal corporation report also states that legal action has been taken and cases filed against a total of 30,000 people during this period.
