India, July 16 -- The BMC's latest monsoon report issued on Tuesday revealed that Mumbai's malaria cases have already surpassed last year's seven-month tally by mid-July itself, with 3,490 cases reported between January and July 14, 2025, compared to 2,852 cases in almost the same period in 2024. Doctors attributed the surge to intermittent rainfall and the early onset of the monsoon, which created ideal conditions for mosquito breeding. The city also saw a sharp rise in chikungunya cases, which tripled to 179 from 46 last year, even as dengue, leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, hepatitis A & E, and Covid-19 cases declined.

A senior BMC official said that the early onset of the monsoon had led to more mosquito-breeding and an increase in ve...