08/05/2026
The rise in temperature and erratic rainfall over the last month has lead to an increase in mosquito density and dengue cases, a senior municipal official said on Tuesday, quoting data. Between January 1 and May 3, 15,649 instances of mosquito breeding in houses, containers and stagnant water have been recorded, with 15% of these detections coming in the past week.
According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( MCD ), 107 dengue cases have been reported so far this year, of which 52 were reported in April. This is the highest number of dengue cases for the month of april in at least the past five years. In previous Aprils, Delhi reported 32 dengue cases in 2025, 35 in 2024,18 in 2023 and 20 in 2022, the vector- bone disease report states.
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