KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 28

There have been 27,153 dengue cases reported across the country, with nearly half of them coming from Gandaki Province, which is close to the Himalayan region.

This year, the province of Gandaki has been hit the hardest by dengue. Dengue fever has claimed eight lives in Gandaki province. Six of them come from the Kaski district, according to provincial officials.

Last year, approximately 12,000 people were found infected in Gandaki, four of whom died.

According to data released last week by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and Population, the number of confirmed infected in Gandaki exceeded half of the total number of patients found across the country. Since January, this province has been home to 50 per cent of all confirmed dengue cases in the country.

The division reported that approximately 14,000 people were infected with dengue as of October 25. According to provincial officials, six people died in Kaski district, one in Tanahun, and one in Myagdi as a result of dengue infection.

In addition, Bagmati Province has reported 8,461 cases, Koshi has 1,709, Lumbini has 1,400, Sudurpashchim has 1,118, Madhes has 460, and Karnali has 307.

Kaski has the most dengue cases per district, with 7,080 infections. Kathmandu reported 4,060 cases, Tanahun 2,199, and Lalitpur 1,060. Other districts with notable cases are Chitwan (1,057), Baglung (951), Gorkha (799), Bhaktapur (628), and Kailali (424).

According to the EDCD, dengue infections have been reported in 76 of the country's 77 districts. According to the EDCD, 11 people have died as a result of dengue nationwide.

The EDCD urges stakeholders to take action to destroy larvae and clear mosquito habitats, while also ensuring that essential supplies such as dengue kits, cetamol, and Jeevan Jal are available to those in need.

Meanwhile, the government has launched a clean-up campaign in all public offices in an effort to prevent and control dengue infection.

The 'Search and Destroy' drive aims to find and destroy mosquito larvae, as dengue is a mosquito-borne infection. It is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, particularly the Aedes mosquito.

Similarly, in a video message released today, Prime Minister Oli asked people from all walks of life to help combat the dengue infection, which is prevalent in 76 districts of the country.

The Prime Minister has asked for the active participation of concerned agencies, civil servants, security agencies, educational institutions, and social campaigns at the federal, provincial, and local levels, as well as members of various sections of society, in the nationwide' search and destroy' campaign every Friday at 10 a.m.

He emphasised that places where water is stored serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes. To control dengue-carrying mosquitoes, larvae and pupa must be destroyed by identifying such places.