A report, released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday, also showed a steep rise in the cases of dengue to 237 and chikungunya to 220.
In the last one week, as many as 58 fresh cases of malaria were reported in Delhi, taking the total number of confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease to a whopping 288.
A report, released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday, also showed a steep rise in the cases of dengue to 237 and chikungunya to 220.
The season for the vector-borne diseases kicked in mid-July and is expected to last till November-end. Cases of all three vector-borne diseases were reported much earlier this time, which the doctors attributed to the early arrival of monsoon.
Of the 288 malaria cases, 137 affected people are residents of Delhi, while the rest have come from other states.
At least 79 cases were recorded just this month. Similarly, of the 220 chikungunya cases, 140 of the affected people were residents of Delhi while the rest were from other states, the report stated.
As many as 63 cases of dengue were reported this month, while 15 were recorded in June.
On June 23, the Delhi government had issued instructions to the state-run and private hospitals and nursing homes to increase their bed capacity by up to 20 per cent for the next six months to deal with a possible outbreak of dengue and chikungunya.
The government has also banned over-the-counter sale of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and brufen, as their use may ‘pose a threat’ to dengue and chikungunya patients.
Number talk
No of malaria cases
2016: 454
2017: 288
No of dengue cases
2016: 4,431
2017: 237
No of chikungunya
2016: 7,760
2017: 220
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