Mumbai: Around 31 people from various parts of Maharashtra have fallen prey to mosquito-borne dengue since January this year, a health department report said.
The report said 1,818 positive cases of the vector-borne infection have been identified, and a large number of them are reported from Greater Mumbai.
“410 positive cases have been reported in greater Mumbai, 206 in Pune municipal corporation area, 120 in Kolhapur and 97 in Thane city till August end,” as per the data.
The report said in neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts 56 and 21 positive cases have been reported respectively.
118 deaths had taken place due to dengue last year and the number of positive cases stood at 4,305, the report said.
