Delhi records over 900 dengue cases in October, tally mounts to 1,876

New Delhi: More than 900 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to 1,876 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Tuesday.
The 939 cases, recorded till October 19, is nearly half of the total number of cases of dengue logged this year.
The city has also recorded 194 cases of malaria and 38 cases of chikungunya this year, the report said.
The dengue infection tally had stood at 1,572 till October 12.
Over 300 new cases were logged in the week that followed, taking the total number of cases of dengue reported this year in Delhi to 1,876 till October 19, according to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Out of the total reported cases, 693 were reported in September.