New Delhi, August 22: With the number of dengue cases rising by the day in the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said mosquitoes breeding at unfinished venues of the event was one of the reasons behind the spread of the menace.
“The presence of dengue and water is strongly related.
Delhi is already dug up because of the Games and it is also raining very heavily.
“Since water remains accumulated in many places, it becomes a breeding place for mosquitoes,” Azad told reporters here.
Health officials have said the number of dengue cases is highest in the last six years.
Delhi had yesterday recorded the highest single-day incidence of dengue cases being reported this season with 36 patients testing positive for the water-borne disease, taking the total number of cases to 384.
–Agencies