Dengue fever cases continued to be reported from across Ernakulam since October 1, though the total number of suspected cases has declined compared to the corresponding period in September.
As per the official data available with the Department of Health, the district had reported around 707 cases between October 1 and 20. The average number of daily cases over the last three weeks was around 35. The total number of fever cases in this period was about 12,600.
The district reported an average of two cases of leptospirosis over the last twenty days. The total number of suspected cases of leptospirosis from October 1 to 20 was 42. The daily average had dipped from around 50 cases between September 1 and September 20 to around 35 cases between October 1 and October 20.
