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Malaria outbreak grips Tripura as caseload hits 3,000
Three children have died of the disease since January
Tanmoy Chakraborty, Tripura
July 13, 2022 10:09 AM
Amid a surge in malaria patients, the Indian state of Tripura, which shares an 856-km-long international border with Bangladesh, has recorded 3,000 cases since the beginning of the year.
Three children have died of the disease over the period.
Given the situation, the health authorities have intensified testing across the state.
“The number is significantly increasing every day. So, we have scaled up the testing facilities here,” a health official told Dhaka Tribune, preferring anonymity.
He, however, claimed that the number of cases recorded this month was fewer than those June...
Malaria outbreak grips Tripura as caseload hits 3,000
Three children have died of the disease since January
Tanmoy Chakraborty, Tripura
July 13, 2022 10:09 AM
Amid a surge in malaria patients, the Indian state of Tripura, which shares an 856-km-long international border with Bangladesh, has recorded 3,000 cases since the beginning of the year.
Three children have died of the disease over the period.
Given the situation, the health authorities have intensified testing across the state.
“The number is significantly increasing every day. So, we have scaled up the testing facilities here,” a health official told Dhaka Tribune, preferring anonymity.
He, however, claimed that the number of cases recorded this month was fewer than those June...
