Via Times of India :
" NEW DELHI: The dengue menace continued unabated in the national capital where the cases of the vector-borne disease today climbed to 1,933 with 76 more patients testing positive.
The city has recorded nearly 700 dengue cases in the last 10 days. The civic bodies are blaming incessant rains and stagnation of water at Commonwealth Games construction sites for the rapid increase in dengue cases this season.
The city has reported five dengue deaths this season. During the same period last year, the number of cases of the vector-borne disease in the city was only 13 while it was 241 and 52 in the corresponding periods in 2008 and 2007.
South Delhi continued to be worst-affected this season recording 232 cases, followed by MCD Central Zone (263) and Civil Lines (262).
The dengue outbreak has also raised concern among several countries which are sending teams to participate in the Commonwealth Games to be held here next month. Over 20 nations have sought information from the Games Organising Committee about the dengue outbreak and steps being taken to combat it."
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