Viral infection under control in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuam, Jun 14 (UNI) Preventive measures against the viral fever in Kerala continued for the fifth day today even as the government said the outbreak was under control.

New cases had declined and the number of inpatients in the hospitals had come down drastically, sources in the Health Ministry said.

Meanwhile, the number of viral cases has come down to 22,400, from 26,000 cases yesterday, they said. A total of 188 Chikungunya cases had been confirmed in the state, while the suspected cases were about 8,000.

They said though there was a decrease in Chikungunya cases in the state, Kottayam district showed a slight increase in the number of cases.

Apart from the five cases of dengue confirmed till now, no fresh cases were reported today.

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