11 die of dengue in Bagmati Province

KATHMANDU: As many as 11 people have died of dengue infection in Bagmati Province.

According to the statistics of the Health Directorate of Bagmati Province, 11 people have died due to dengue in the province.

Maheshwar Shrestha, Head of the Health Directorate of Bagmati Province, informed that four people died of dengue in Kathmandu, two in Lalitpur, two in Sindhupalchowk, one in Makwanpur, one in Sindhuli, and one in Dhading.

Similarly, 13,375 dengue patients have been found in the province so far.

The highest number of dengue patients — 4,878 cases — has been reported in Lalitpur district.

Similarly, 4,674 dengue patients have been reported in Kathmandu, 1,100 in Makwanpur, 713 in Bhaktapur, 429 in Chitwan, and 399 in Dhading, according to the Directorate of Health.