Jaipur: In comparison to corresponding period of 2017 till August, this year more than double the dengue cases have been reported.

RTI data collected by the Praja Foundation has revealed that the occurrence of dengue has increased by 98 per cent in the past five years.

Salt Lake: A 10-year-old boy from Duttabad who had tested positive for dengue and been suffering from fever for a week died at NRS Medical College and Hospital on Thursday morning.

BHUBANESWAR: Dengue positive cases are on the rise in the capital city.

Cuttack: The municipal corporation's action plan to contain the spread of dengue has been making tardy progress since it was launched 11 days ago.

GHMC claims that they have 150 fogging machines but it is not found to be sufficient as the estimated requirement is of 300 fogging machines.

Salt Lake: At least 100 of the 144 wards in Calcutta are vulnerable to dengue with 109 cases reported between August 15 and 22.

Four children who were suffering from severe malaria were admitted to the paediatrics unit of the Women and Children Hospital in the past one month.

With three more fresh cases of vector-borne diseases coming to light on Wednesday, the dengue count in the city has reached 33 and that of malaria 30.

There has been a sharp rise in malaria cases over the last week in the city.