Two more people tested positive for the Zika virus in Kerala, taking the total number of reported cases of the infection to 46, out of which five are active.

A 42-year-old woman from Kumarapuram in Thiruvananthapuram and a 30-year-old woman from Kottarakkara in Kollam were the ones who tested positive for the virus, a state government release said. The virus was confirmed in tests conducted at the virology lab of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.