Seven new dengue cases in Delhi, tally up to 1,094

The national capital on Tuesday recorded seven new dengue cases, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,094, said a health department official.

"There were seven new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of dengue affected people is now 1,094,” the health official stated.

Until now, there have been two confirmed deaths because of dengue in the city – one of a 15-year-old boy and the other of a 9-year-old boy.

Of the total cases, 1,081 were Delhi residents and 13 were from outside the city.

According to the health department, the number of dengue cases will go down in the coming days since the carrier-mosquitoes causing the disease cannot breed in temperatures below 15 degrees celsius.