With one more case being reported in the last one week (till June 25), the total number of dengue cases in the capital this season rose to 134.
According to a civic report released on Monday, the caseload for the month of June now stands at 23, while the number of cases identified after investigation has risen to 85, which contributes to more than half of this season’s cases.
Of the seven cases reported last week (till June 18), five were not traced after investigation.
There is no news of any death due to this disease this season.
In the last season, over 2,900 cases of dengue were not detected while the total caseload stood at 9,613. A total of 23 deaths were reported due to the disease, the highest since 2015 when the city recorded 15,867 cases and 60 deaths.
From 2017 to 2021, the caseload remained in double digits for the period from January 1 to June 25: 2017 (55), 2018 (30), 2019 (22), 2020 (20) and 2021 (34).
The capital has also reported 24 cases of malaria this season (till June 25).