Bengaluru records 172 dengue cases in May, civic body on high alert

A total of 172 dengue cases were reported in Bengaluru between May 1 and 13 and the increasing number of cases has put the civic body on high alert. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said that they have already swung into action to prevent the further spread of the



virus.

The increase in a number of dengue cases is attributed to the recent spell of rains that led to water logging in various parts of the city. Speaking at awareness event in Bengaluru on National Dengue Day (May 16), Suralkar Vikas Kishore, the BBMP commissioner (health) said,