Dengue cases have been going up steadily in all districts as intermittent rains and hot spells have been very favourable for mosquito breeding.
Senior Health officials said that dengue cases, which seemed to taper off by mid-July, have come back with a vengeance with the second spell of monsoon rains.
In the last 20 days, from September 1 to 21, the State has recorded 3,700 suspected/ probable cases and 1,106 confirmed cases of dengue. And as for deaths, 20 probable dengue deaths have been reported during the period.
