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Descriptive analysis was used to know the distribution of dengue cases by age, sex, seasons and districts of Delhi. The spatiotemporal analysis was performed using inverse distance weighting and Getis-Ord Gi* statistic to know the geographical distribution and identify the hotspot areas.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Settings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>All the confirmed and diagnosed dengue cases (IgM +ve\u2009or NS1 Antigen +ve ELISA) recorded by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the last 4\u2009years (2015\u20132018) were collected with their local address. The location of all the dengue cases was geocoded using their address to prepare the spatiotemporal dengue database.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Record of all the dengue cases (4179) reported for treatment in the hospitals during the past 4\u2009years were extracted and included in the study. Data were not collected directly from dengue patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Seasonal occurrence of dengue cases (4179) shows that the cases start emerging in July, peaked in September\u2013October and declined in December. The proportions of dengue cases were recorded high among the males 57.3% compared with females 42.6%, and differences were also recorded in all the age groups with more cases in age groups &lt;15\u2009and 16-30 years. Mapping of the cases reflects the spatial heterogeneity in the geographical distribution. The geomapping of cases indicates the presence of a significantly high number of cases in West, Southwest, South and Southeast districts of Delhi. High-risk areas or hotspots were also identified in this region.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Dengue occurrence shows significant association with age, sex and seasons. 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