18 more Zika virus cases detected in Rajasthan's Jaipur; total 50
October 13, 2018 14:24Eighteen more people in Rajasthan's Jaipur district have tested positive for Zika virus, taking the total number of such cases to 50, a Union Health Ministry official said.
At least 10 of the new cases were reported from Jaipur's Shashtri Nagar locality.
The figures were issued after a review meeting chaired by Rajasthan Health department's Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Veenu Gupta on Friday.
The first case had surfaced on September 22.
Fogging and other anti-larvae activities are being carried out in the Shastri Nagar area to prevent the spread of the virus.
Earlier, a department official had said that 30 of the total cases were doing fine after treatment.
At the review meeting, measures taken to contain the situation were discussed.