New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Eight new cases of dengue were reported in the national capital Wednesday, taking the number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 76 this year, an official said.

‘Eight people tested positive for dengue in Delhi today (Wednesday),’ N.K. Yadav, chief medical officer of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), told IANS.

One person has died due to dengue in Delhi this year.