The report said that nearly 350 of the total number of cases came to light in the first two weeks of October. A total of 385 cases of malaria and 97 of chikungunya have been reported this season till October 13, the report said. “Water coolers should be dried up when not in use as dengue carrying mosquitoes breed there a lot. The cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch to mid-December. The report said domestic breeding checkers found mosquito breeding in 1,87,239 households in the city till October 13.

Source: The Hindu October 15, 2018 20:29 UTC