Mumbai: There has been a 200% increase in deaths due to dengue in the city in the past five years, an NGO, Praja, said on Monday. Analyzing data collected from death certificates issued by the BMC, Praja said 74 people succumbed to complications arising out of dengue in 2012-2013 as against 24 in 2008-09.Figures released by Praja also revealed that cholera claimed nine lives in Mumbai in 2012-13. The BMC has disputed these figures. |
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