A 56-YEAR-OLD delivery man who was in Lim Chu Kang Lane 5A only long enough to drop off some goods is among 28 new chikungunya cases in the last two weeks. This brings the year's total to 178 cases.

Four new cases cropped up in Kranji Way, bringing the toll there to 29 cases; six were reported in Sungei Kadut, which has had 14 to date.

An isolated case was found in Mandai, where a 28-year-old general worker was affected.

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