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17 more dengue cases

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM July 10 . Seventeen new cases of confirmed dengue fever were reported at various hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram city and suburbs on Wednesday.

According to officials, the extraordinary feature was the confirmation of dengue infection in 10 adults at a private hospital in the city. This is the first time since the dengue outbreak that the admission of adults has outnumbered child patients, who are most vulnerable to the mosquito-transmitted disease.

Of the new cases, eight were reported from various Corporation wards and one each from Pangappara, Poonthura, Nedumangad, Vilappil, Manamboor, Peringadavila, Kallara and two from Nemom.

So far, at least 74 of the 215 confirmed dengue cases have been reported from the Corporation precincts.

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