Assam: Three more people died of Japanese Encephalitis, death toll rises to 16. Guwahati News – Times of India

Guwahati: Three more people lost their lives in the accident Japanese encephalitis (you in Assamsaid in an official statement on Wednesday.
Two persons have died in Karimganj and one in Sivasagar due to JE during the last 24 hours. national health missionAssam said in the statement.
Besides this, three new cases of JE were found in Dhemaji, two in Morigaon and one in Dibrugarh.
With these deaths, a total of 16 people have lost their lives due to JE in the state.
A total of 121 JE cases have been reported in Assam since July 1.
A review meeting was held on the status of JE and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the presence of Health Minister Keshav Mahanta.
It was decided that the Mahant would review the district-wise situation in detail on Thursday, the statement said.