India, Oct. 17 -- While doctors across the city have raised concerns about a surge in malaria and dengue cases in recent months, senior officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) claim the numbers have begun to decline in October.

"The number of malaria and dengue cases have fallen in the first half of October compared with September. Malaria cases seem to have declined as per the corresponding year-on-year comparison from the first half of October last year," said executive health officer at BMC, Dr Santosh Gaikwad, without revealing the actual figures.

According to the BMC, Mumbai recorded 7,422 malaria cases and 2,941 dengue cases between June and September this year. During the same monsoon period last year, the cit...