<p>Amid concerns of identifying a cluster of Zika virus in the capital city, five more people, including four women, have tested positive for the infection in Kerala, taking the caseload in the state to 28.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, two were natives of Anayara here, where a cluster of the disease had been identified within a three kilometre radius, Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The other infected people were those hailing from East Fort, Kunnukuzhi and Pattom here and all the samples were tested at the National Virology Institute at Alappuzha, she said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-zika-virus-1007014.html" target="_blank">Here's all you need to know about Zika virus </a></strong></p>.<p>Four samples were sent from a private hospital here, while one was collected by the Health Department as part of surveillance, the minister said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 16 other samples tested negative.</p>.<p>"With this, the total number of infections in the state rose to 28," the minister added.</p>.<p>The Health Department had said yesterday that acluster of Zika virus was identified within a three km radius of Anayara and steps were being taken for extermination of mosquitoes in the area to prevent its spread to other places.</p>.<p>They also said a control room had been set up at the district medical office in the wake of the Zika outbreak in the capital city, where all the 23 cases were reported.</p>
<p>Amid concerns of identifying a cluster of Zika virus in the capital city, five more people, including four women, have tested positive for the infection in Kerala, taking the caseload in the state to 28.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, two were natives of Anayara here, where a cluster of the disease had been identified within a three kilometre radius, Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The other infected people were those hailing from East Fort, Kunnukuzhi and Pattom here and all the samples were tested at the National Virology Institute at Alappuzha, she said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-zika-virus-1007014.html" target="_blank">Here's all you need to know about Zika virus </a></strong></p>.<p>Four samples were sent from a private hospital here, while one was collected by the Health Department as part of surveillance, the minister said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 16 other samples tested negative.</p>.<p>"With this, the total number of infections in the state rose to 28," the minister added.</p>.<p>The Health Department had said yesterday that acluster of Zika virus was identified within a three km radius of Anayara and steps were being taken for extermination of mosquitoes in the area to prevent its spread to other places.</p>.<p>They also said a control room had been set up at the district medical office in the wake of the Zika outbreak in the capital city, where all the 23 cases were reported.</p>