By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi recorded three new cases of dengue Thursday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,143 so far, a health official said.
“On Thursday, Delhi reported three new cases of dengue. The cumulative total number of cases now is 1,143,” a health department official told IANS.
Of the total affected, 15 patients are from outside Delhi.
Three people have died due to the disease this year in Delhi – two boys aged 15 and 10, and a 45-year-old man.
Officials say that with the fall in temperature, the number of such cases will also fall, as the carrier mosquito cannot breed at temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius.
Last year, the capital reported two dengue deaths and a total of 1,312 cases.