• 3 more die of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, toll reaches 63

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    3 more die of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, toll reaches 63
    The district authorities were instructed by the state's National Health Mission (NHM) to form District Rapid Response Teams, and so they did so in order to keep a close eye on the situation and take preventative measures.

    Digital Desk: Three more people succumbed to Japanese encephalitis in Assam on Saturday, taking the state's total death toll from the virus to 63 since July 1.

    The Nagaon district has been the source of all three deaths.

    After 12 new instances were recorded in the past 24 hours, the state's overall number of JE cases has increased to 347. Dibrugarh and Kamrup Metro each have two new cases, and Cachar, Chirang, Goalpara, Hojai, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Tinsukia, and Udalguri each have one.

    The district authorities were instructed by the state's National Health Mission (NHM) to form District Rapid Response Teams, and so they did so in order to keep a close eye on the situation and take preventative measures.

    Every year, particularly during the monsoon season, which typically lasts from May to October, malaria and Japanese encephalitis claim a great number of lives in Assam.