Two more pregnant women test positive for Zika virus in Pune; total cases at 15

The 18-year-old woman is in her 28th week of pregnancy while the 19-year-old is in the 23rd week of pregnancy. They experienced symptoms like joint ache and headache. However both are stable.

Meanwhile, the PMC also reported Zika virus infection in a 15-year-old from Kothrud whose family had availed treatment from a private hospital. The hospital had directly sent the sample to ICMR-NIV and the report was submitted recently. The boy is stable, health authorities said.

Overall, Rs 1.3 lakh has been collected as fines from societies and under-construction sites where breeding spots have been identified. On Tuesday, mosquito-breeding sites were detected at 354 homes across Warje, Karvenagar, Mundhwa, Pashan, Ambegaon, Sinhagad road, Kharadi and Kalas.

A total of 114 samples of pregnant women from across these areas have been sent to ICMR-NIV for testing for Zika virus infection.