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https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2022...cephalitis-death-toll-climbs-to-66/#bypass-sw
Assam: Japanese Encephalitis death toll climbs to 66
While Kamrup district recorded two new cases each, Kokrajhar and Tinsukia reported one case each respectively
by Pallav Kumar Bora August 10, 2022
Guwahati: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) claimed one more life in Assam in the past 24 hours, pushing the toll to 66, the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam said in a report.
The lone death was reported from the Sonitpur district of Assam, the report said.
On the other hand, four fresh cases of the vector-borne disease were reported on Tuesday, the NHM report added.
While Kamrup district recorded two new cases each, Kokrajhar and Tinsukia reported one case each respectively, the report stated.
The four new cases reported on Tuesday took this year’s JE tally in Assam to 355, it said...