India, May 30 -- Delhi has clocked over 160 dengue cases this year, the second highest in the past five years, but health officials said there was no cause for alarm despite clocking record rainfall this month.

In the corresponding period in 2024-from January 1 to May 24-Delhi clocked 175 cases. A senior civic official said the situation was under control and teams were deployed to check mosquito breeding sites.

According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's action report, 4,331-15.5% of the total 24,480-mosquito breeding sites were identified in the past week alone. "We have issued 25,814 legal notices to violators where mosquito-genic conditions were found and prosecution has been launched in 3,836 cases," a civic official said.

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