Diarrhea claims six more

SURKHET, Aug 7: Six more persons died of diarrhea in Jajarkot and Rukum districts on Friday, the Mid-western Regional Health Directorate said.



In Jajarkot, four-year-old Chandra Kumari BK, and 58-year-old Drupati Shahi of Khagenkot-8, 65-year-old Nuga Basnet of Archhani-4, and 57-year-old Bam Bahadur Singh of Sakla-4 died on Friday.



Likewise, in Rukum, Lalsari Bhandari, 60, and Manaraj Kami, 6, of Gotamkot-4 died of the disease.

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