Summary:
The number of suspected dengue cases had gone up to 552 in June, while the confirmed cases were 98 till Monday. From January onwards, 1,337 suspected dengue cases had been reported, with 198 of them being confirmed. more-inWhile the number of fever cases and other communicable diseases had been gradually increasing till last month, June has witnessed a steep rise in cases. The District Medical Office had not reported any confirmed dengue deaths from Ernakulam so far, but officials said three persons were reported to have died of suspected dengue. Mosquito indexDistrict surveillance officer V.
Jayashree said the mosquito index was about three times more than the index number last month, especially in the corporation area..