Encephalitis claims three more lives, toll touches 532

With 3 more children succumbing to Encephalitis during the past 24 hours, the death toll due to the disease this year has risen to 532, health officials said today.
The three children who succumbed to the disease belonged to Kushinagar, Mahrajganj and Gorakhpur districts, they said.
According to BRD Medical College Hospital(BRDMCH) officials, 11 new patients have been admitted to the hospital during the period.
With this, the total admissions this year in the different hospitals of the region has mounted to 2,404, including 11 new admissions, the officials said, adding that at present, 201 patients of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome are being treated at BRDMCH.