Zika Outbreak: 3 Dead In Venezuela From Mosquito-Borne Virus; Second Pregnant Woman Tests Positive In Australia

Three people have died in Venezuela after contracting the Zika virus, President Nicolas Maduro said Friday. The deaths are reportedly the first in the country linked to the mosquito-borne virus.

Maduro said, while speaking on national television, that the country has reported over 300 confirmed cases of the virus. Sixty-eight people are also hospitalized with complications confirmed to be related to the virus, Maduro reportedly said, adding that the country had necessary drugs to treat them.