Malaria cases are on the rise in Delhi as the city has recorded 264 cases so far this year – highest in the last five years in the corresponding period, according to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Nearly 100 cases have been reported in the last three weeks.
With the spike in vector-borne diseases, the MCD has cancelled weekly offs of the public health field staff to intensify inspection and anti-larval drives.
MCD chairperson Satya Sharma said that the civic body has intensified fogging and vector-control measures, particularly in flood-prone areas.
“Deputy health officers have been directed to monitor disease-control activities in riverbank zones and ensure sufficient supplies of chlorine and ORS packets,” Ms. Sharma said.
The MCD has also reported 557 dengue cases so far this year, slightly lower than last year’s 578 during the corresponding period. Chikungunya cases stand at 42, up from 30 last year.
