Six die of Encephalitis in UP; toll up to 399

Encephalitis continues to wreak havoc in different districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh with the reports of six more deaths today, taking the toll to 399 this year so far.

Twelve new patients were admitted at Baba Raghavdas medical college and other district hospitals in the last 24 hours and during this period six died during treatment, Joint Health Director Kameshwar Singh said.

Since January 1 this year, a total of 1,856 patients of Encephalitis had been admitted, of which 399 died, whereas 208 were under treatment, he said.

He said that of 439 patients admitted in Gorakhpur district, 114 had died so far, whereas of 390 in Kushinagar, 66 deaths have been reported.