Encephalitis claims 6 more lives; toll 241

Gorakhpur (UP) Sep 6 (PTI) Encephalitis claimed six more
lives at the BRD medical college hospital here, raising the
total number of victims of the disease to 241 since January
this year, health officials said on Sunday.

Six persons died during last 24 hours, while 25 fresh
patients with encephalitis symptoms were admitted in the BRD
hospital, the officials said.

Additional Director (health) L P Rawat said that 186
patients with symptoms of encephalitis have been admitted in
BRD hospital, while 11 are undergoing treatment in other
hospitals in Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Basti and
Siddharthanagar.

A total of 1,115 patients admitted to various hospitals
in the region this year of which 241 died. The six persons who
fell prey to the disease in the last 24 hours belonged to
Gorakhpur, Siddharthanagar, Kushinagar and Mahrajganj
districts, they said. PTI CORR