3,979 cases of suspected dengue reported in Sept: BMC

Doctors from private hospitals, however, claimed that the actual toll is much higher if private clinics and doctors are accounted for.

As many as 3,979 cases of suspected dengue were reported in September at various public hospitals and dispensaries this year, with a significant 12-15 per cent of the total also suffering from other infections like malaria or hypertension or diabetes, according to data given by the BMC.

The city witnessed its fifth reported dengue death on Sunday after a woman from Kandivali died within a day of admission at Nair hospital. In September, BMC recorded 248 confirmed cases of dengue.

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Doctors from private hospitals, however, claimed that the actual toll is much higher if private clinics and doctors are accounted for. Over 1.36 lakh houses have been surveyed for breeding spots of Aedes Aegypti mosquito, responsible for spreading the dengue virus and 1.77 lakh water containers in private properties have been treated.