No malaria death in Mizoram in first three months of this year

No malaria death has been reported in Mizoram in the first three months of this year, a senior Health department official said today and expressed the hope that the state might be able to completely eradicate malaria soon.
Joint Director (Malaria) Dr Thangkima on the occasion of the World Malaria Day, said that of the 35,801 blood samples tested during the last three months, 582 Malaria cases were found in the state but no deaths were reported.
At least nine people died due to malaria during 2016 while malaria death toll were 21 and 31 during 2015 and 2014 respectively, the official said.

The Joint Director (Malaria) expressed the hope that with the current rate of decrease in malaria deaths, the state might be able to completely eradicate malaria soon despite being malaria prone area.