<p>The Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a> city hospitals reported an increase in the number of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-hospitals-report-monsoon-related-ailment-leptospirosis-cases-in-may-23290046" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">monsoon-related ailments</a> last week, officials said.</p>
<p>According to a private hospital in south Mumbai, a few cases of dengue were reported. The patients had a travel history.</p>
<p>Dr Samrat Shah, Consultant Internist at Bhatia Hospital where the dengue cases were reported, said, &ldquo;Two of the patients had travel history to Alibaug. There is a high chance that they suffered from dengue due to mosquito bites and water logging in the garden.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The doctor said three to four patients in the age group of 25-40 years had visited the hospital&rsquo;s OPD ward for treatment last week.</p>
<p>Besides dengue, hospitals in Mumbai also reported a rise in malaria cases.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We saw two to three cases of complicated vivax malaria too. A 90-year-old lady who was admitted at Bhatia Hospital was presented with high-grade fever which caused heart failure because the metabolic demand of the body creases the heart to pump that much more. She was treated successfully and sent home a few days ago,&rdquo; added Dr Shah.</p>
<p>A few cases of acute gastroenteritis cases were also reported with severe dehydration. They were admitted to the hospital, Dr Shah said.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the unit head of the medicine department at state-run Sir JJ Hospital, Dr Madhukar Gaikwad, said, &ldquo;We see a lot of flu cases due to changes in weather. Dengue and malaria cases are on the rise. Last week, we had three in-patient admissions of patients suffering from malaria. All were between 25 to 30 years of age.&rdquo;</p><p>
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