KATHMANDU: Dengue has claimed six and infected as many as 899 people in 61 districts according to the latest records maintained by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Ministry of Health and Population.
According to the Division, a total six people — two in Kathmandu, one each in Sindhupalchowk, Sunsary, Chitwan and Doti — have died of dengue virus.
According to the statistics as of September 8, as many as 3,899 people –831 people in Province 1, 39 in Province 2, 2,010 in Province 3, 896 in Gandaki Province, 97 in Province 5, 3 in Karnali Province and 23 in Far-west Province — have been infected with dengue virus.
According to the statistics maintained by the Division, 1,036 people (the highest in number) have been infected with dengue virus in Chitwan.
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