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NEW DELHI, Aug 1: Nearly 170 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital this year till July 30, the highest for the period since 2017, according to a civic body report released on Monday.
At least 26 cases of the vector-borne disease were recorded in July, it said,
According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) report, the city recorded 23 dengue cases in January, 16 in February, 22 in March, 20 in April, 30 in May and 32 in June. The total count of dengue cases reported in the capital this year stands at 169 till July 30.
Till July 25, the city had logged 159 cases. So, 10 fresh cases have been reported in a week, the report stated. Also, in 2017, Delhi had reported 185 cases during the January 1- July 30 period, it said.
The count of dengue cases reported in Delhi between January 1 and July 30 last year was 52. The corresponding figures were 31 in 2020, 40 in 2019, 56 in 2018, the report said.
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