BEIJING, May 31 -- Indian capital's civic authorities stated Monday that the meningitis infection was under control even as two more people died taking the toll to 41 since the outbreak of the disease last month.

    Two deaths and two new cases were reported since Sunday in the capital. With this the total number of cases reported has gone up to 389, of which 290 have been discharged and 58 are still under treatment in various hospitals, Indo-Asian News Service reported.

    The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner Rakesh Mehta said the intensity of the disease was waning.

    He said many patients had been brought from outside Delhi. The figures were not purely restricted to Delhi. In Delhi, most of thecases had occurred in the crowded and congested localities of the city.

    Apart from putting up hoardings at 100 locations across the capital to raise awareness about the disease, leaflets have been distributed in several areas.

    MCD Director of Hospital Administration J.N. Banavalikar said people who were in direct contact with patients faced 400 percent more risk.

    Banavalikar said the administration had already vaccinated the high-risk groups. House-to-house surveillance was adopted to avoid missing any of those who had come into direct contact with the patients even for a brief period.

    According to him, anti-meningitis medication has been provided to 3,995 people who were in direct contact with patients.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)