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Two more die of brain fever

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Thursday recorded two more deaths in the Capital due to meningococcemia, taking the death toll so far this year to over 10.

A total of 164 cases have been reported so far, 19 of them on Thursday alone.

Said MCD’s Municipal Health Officer N.K. Yadav: “The disease peaks in April and May and cases will continue to pour in till then. We are also keeping a check on families of infected people and following up with precautionary treatment. The symptoms of the disease include fever, body rashes, severe headache, stiff neck and nausea.”

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