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The total number of dengue cases till date is 832 and malaria 507.Out of the 233 cases of dengue, 100 were reported from Delhi while the remaining were from neighbouring states. In the preceding week, 106 cases of dengue had been reported. NEW DELHI: Incessant rain has led to a sudden spike in vector-borne diseases in the capital due to an increase in the number of mosquito breeding sites.In the past one week, 233 cases of dengue, 11 of chikungunya and 56 of malaria have been reported by the municipal corporations. The three civic bodies issued 1.6 lakh legal notices for mosquitogenic conditions and prosecutions were done in over 22,000 cases,” an official added. More than 17,000 such cases were found last week alone.Senior officials said that they have been regularly monitoring the major breeding grounds and notices have been issued to the violators.“A total of 1.8 lakh houses were found with breeding mosquitoes conditions this season..