79 new dengue cases in Delhi

NEW DELHI - As many as 79 new cases of dengue were reported in Delhi Friday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 3,938, an official said.

Civil Lines zone in the capital is the worst affected area with 508 cases, said an official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

Seven people have died of the disease this year.

Meanwhile, 20 chikungunya cases have been reported this year.

There have been 20 chikungunya patients in the city, one of them had the history of travelling to Kerala, the MCD official said.

There were no chikungunya cases reported last year.