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This is an archive article published on August 28, 2010
Encephalitis claims five more lives,toll climbs to 211
16 new patients suffering from Emcephalitis were admitted to the BRD Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
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Five persons died of encephalitis in Gorakhpur,taking the death toll due to the viral disease in Uttar Pradesh’s eastern region to 211 this year,health official said in Gorakhpur on Saturday.
All the five people died in BRD Medical College Hospital here in the last two days,Additional Director (Health) UK Srivastava said.
Of the total 211 deaths this year,200 people died in BRD MCH while the remaining died in other government hospitals of the region – Gorakhpur,Siddharthnagar,Kushinagar,Maharajganj,Basti and Deoria districts.
He said 16 new patients were admitted to the BRD Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
As many as 165 patients are presently undergoing treatment at the BRD MCH and various government hospitals of the region,he said.
Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain.
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