Health officials identified one new case of dengue fever on the Big Island Thursday.
As of Thursday afternoon, the confirmed case count was 249 with three of the cases considered still potentially infectious to mosquitoes. The last onset of illness was Jan. 28.
Of the confirmed cases, 225 are Hawaii Island residents and 24 are visitors. Forty-five have been children younger than age 18, according to the state Department of Health.
The Department of Health will conduct spraying or treatment of Kealakehe Elementary and Intermediate schools on Saturday.
Since the start of the outbrak last fall, the department has excluded 1,100 potential cases based on test results and/or not meeting criteria.
Info: http://health.hawaii.gov/docd/dengue-outbreak-2015/, 974-6001.