Dengue Infection Confirmed in 1,042 People, Two Deaths Reported

Kathmandu. According to the latest updated report, dengue infection has been confirmed in one thousand and forty-two people. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under the Department of Health Services, which plays an important role in the control of epidemic-prone diseases, dengue infection has been confirmed in one thousand and forty-two people from Poush 17 to date.

Two people have died from dengue infection in this six-month period. According to EDCD, dengue infection has been detected in 71 districts so far. Dengue patients have been found in districts including Jhapa, Sunsari, Kaski, Chitwan, Kathmandu, Okhaldhunga, Makwanpur, Palpa, and Chitwan.