Madhepura (Bihar), Oct 03: Twelve persons have died of diarrhoea and more than hundred others were afflicted by the disease in different blocks in the Madhepura district during the past one week, officials said today. Madhepura Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr Tej Narain Jha told reporters that Kumarkhand and Udakishanganj blocks were worst affected by the disease. Special teams of doctors from adjoining blocks had been engaged to control the situation. Jha confirmed twelve deaths in different blocks due to diarrhoea during the past one week. Around 119 patients suffering from the disease were being treated at several health centres in the district.
Bureau Report