The month of July witnessed a sharp rise in vector-borne diseases. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s health department, most cases were treated on an outpatient department (OPD) basis. The most alarming increase was in dengue cases, with 579 reported in July and 377 in June.

One confirmed dengue-related death and one suspected dengue death were reported. BMC is expected to release mortality data soon. Dr Daksha Shah, head of the BMC health department, assured, “We are in the process of cross-checking and verifying the data, but there is no significant rise in mortality even though some diseases have shown an increase in cases.”