KATHMANDU, AUGUST 25
Dengue cases have gone rampant in various parts of the country including in the Kathmandu Valley, according to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division.
A total 2,108 dengue cases were recorded across the country in the past eight months, said vector control inspector for the Division, Uttam Raj Pyakurel.
In the past three months alone, the Kathmandu Valley recorded 894 cases (233 in Kathmandu, 623 in Lalitpur and 38 in Bhaktapur) while the figure was put at 754 in past one month (196 in Kathmandu, 523 in Lalitpur and 35 in Bhaktapur).
"Every day, dengue patients are being admitted to hospitals. Awareness programmes should be in place," he said.
The number of the infection cases has increased this time around in Kathmandu, said Dr Bhupendra Basnet, acting administrative officer for Bir Hospital.
The hospital is treating many dengue patients, he added. The virus has been spotted mostly in most populated cities including the Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara.
