With 18 more patients testing positive for dengue,the cases of the vector-borne disease climbed to 320 in the capital today. Delhi has reported two deaths due to dengue this season. 18 more positive cases have been reported since yesterday,taking the total number to 320, Municipal Health Officer,MCD,N K Yadav told PTI. The first dengue death was reported in the city on October 23 when a 15-year-old boy succumbed to the disease at AIIMS. The second was that of a nine-year-old boy who breathed his last at the LNJP hospital on Monday. There was a sudden spurt in dengue cases in the city this month though the figure is still far less than last year,when over 1,000 cases and two deaths were reported. The MCD has intensified measures to prevent the spread of the disease and has been conducting fogging operations in various areas,officials said. They maintained that generally,maximum cases occur during the month of October. The number of cases could show a downward trend once winter sets in,they added.
