This takes tally to 23, three of them being pregnant womenThe State’s Zika virus (ZIKV) tally rose to 23 on Tuesday with four new cases being reported from scattered urban locales within the capital district. Of the 23 ZIKV cases reported so far, three have been in pregnant women. On Tuesday, a 35-year-old woman at Poonthura, a 41-year-old pregnant woman at Sasthamangalam, a 38-year-old doctor at a private hospital and a 16-year-old girl at Karikkakam were diagnosed with the infection. We have no way of knowing the extent of the geographic spread of the disease unless new cases come up. Central teamThe Central team, which is investigating the outbreak, visited more field sites, including Parassala from where the first case was reported.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2021 15:56 UTC