MUMBAI: With rains lashing across Mumbai, the deluge of diseases such as dengue and malaria has begun, said BMC officials on Tuesday. According to the latest monsoon diseases update, the first three days of July have seen 49 cases of gastroenteritis, 39 cases of malaria and seven cases of dengue.
The update said dengue cases were increasing in Ward E (Reay Road and Madanpura areas) and Ward H East (areas such as Indira Nagar, Gaondevi and Vakola pipeline).