Though it was a dry month, monsoon ailments increased, several severe leptospirosis cases were also seen
The civic body has been fogging areas to prevent the spread of mosquitos. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
- The BMC’s monsoon report shows a clear rise in dengue and malaria cases this month
- From August 1 to 27, there were 959 cases of malaria, 265 cases of leptospirosis
- There were 721 cases of malaria and 413 of leptospirosis in July
Though the city has been seeing a dry spell in August, the BMC’s monsoon report shows a clear rise in dengue and malaria cases this month, compared to July. While private doctors have told mid-day that the highest numbers of cases they have seen are of dengue and malaria, doctors from public hospitals also said that severe leptospirosis cases were noticed after heavy rain.
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