The number of malaria cases recorded in the city has increased by 633 in the past fortnight, according new report by the epidemic cell of the BMC’s public health department. While the department on July 1 revealed that the city reported as many as 2857 cases of malaria between January and June, this year, these cases went up to 3490 as of July 14. Additionally, the city also saw a rise of 282 dengue cases in the same period.

Though the number of leptospirosis and gastroenteritis cases has also seen an increase in the past 15 days, with 136 and 4831 cases, respectively, being recorded between January and the end of June. The report reads, “The early onset of rain from May this year created a favourable environment for vector-borne diseases, leading to an increase in malaria, dengue and chikungunya cases...”

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