India, Aug. 2 -- The city has recorded a significant surge in vector-borne diseases this year, with malaria, dengue, and chikungunya cases rising between January and July 2025, according to the BMC's latest monsoon report released on Friday.

Malaria cases nearly doubled, with 4,151 cases reported in the first seven months of 2025, compared to 2,852 cases during the same period last year.

Dengue infections also saw an uptick, rising to 1,160 cases this year from 966 in 2024. Notably, 426 dengue cases were reported just between July 14 and the end of the month.

Chikungunya recorded a fivefold increase, jumping from 46 cases in 2024 to 265 this year. Of these, 86 cases were reported after July 14 alone.

"The worrying part is that malaria...