5 more infected with Zika virus in Kerala, toll goes up

Five more people in Kerala were on Thursday found to have been infected with Zika virus.

migrator|29 July 2021 5:03 PM GMT

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Thiruvananthapuram

With this, the total number down with the virus has gone up to 61 across the State.

Health Minister of the State Veena George, in a statement, said the five were residents of Thiruvananthapuram.

''Tests conducted here and at Alappuzha, 147 km away, indicated that the five have contracted the virus,'' she said.

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