The civic body's data indicates that there have been two more deaths were reported in the city in September due to leptospirosis taking the year's toll to eight cases. In comparison to last year's data, while the number of cases of Malaria and H1N1 has increased, the number of cases of Dengue, Hepatitis and gastrointestinal diseases have dropped this year.

One of the two deaths due to leptospirosis occurred on September 9 when a 61-year-old man was admitted after complained of breathlessness. Civic officials said that since the patient was a taxi driver, he didn't take the recommended preventive medication. A resident of K West ward, his condition continued to deteriorate and he died a day after he was admitted at a civic hospital.