Gorakhpur (UP), December 22: With the death of one more person due to encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh today, the statewide toll due to the disease rose to 567, officials said.
The patient died at BRD Medical College Hospital here, they said.
As many as 52 encephalitis patients are undergoing treatment at BRD hospital, while two are being treated at other government hospitals of the region, they said.
“However, the cases of Japanese Encephalitis, caused due to mosquito bites, have substantially dropped due to fall in temperature resulting in low mosquito density,” additional director of health LP Rawat said.
–Agencies