Kanpur : As many as 10 Zika virus cases have been reported in Kanpur district so far, said Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nepal Singh, here on Sunday.
While speaking to reporters, Dr Singh confirmed that the total tally of Zika virus patients in the district has gone up to 10.
The tally, which was at four till Sunday afternoon, increased to 10 as six more tested positive for the virus.
"In the medical reports that came late on Sunday evening, six other people were confirmed to be Zika infected," Singh said.
It would be apt to mention here that the first case of the Zika virus in Kanpur was reported way back on October 25.
Ever since the first case, the central government sent a multi-disciplinary team to Kanpur.
Symptoms of this disease are mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or a headache.
The disease is caused by a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquitoes. These mosquitoes bite during the daytime.
