SURKHET, July 21: Four people succumbed to dengue fever in the last Fiscal Year (FY) 2081/82 BS in Surkhet district.
According to the District Public Health Service Office, Surkhet, the district recorded 1,837 dengue patients and four deaths in the last FY.
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Focal Person of the Office for the dengue control, Udaya BC, said that the risk of dengue fever is rising every year in Surkhet. He stated that 639 cases were reported in FY 2077/78 BS and 1,322 cases in FY 2078/79 BS, while the number of cases rose to 1,484 in FY 2079/80 BS.
However, the cases slightly decreased in the FY 2080/81 BS. The Office has identified Birendranagar, Panchapuri, and Gurvakot as the high-risk zones for dengue fever.
