Muzaffarpur:As the death toll continues to rise due to suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), senior Resident Doctor deployed at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH),
The Health Department had deployed Kumar, a pediatrician at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) to SKMCH on 19 June after the AES outbreak.
On June 18, Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar informed that 12 extra doctors have been deputed at Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH) from different districts in Muzaffarpur, of which 4 are from Darbhanga Medical College & Hospital, 4 from Nalanda Medical College & Hospital and 4 from Patna Medical College & Hospital.
With one more death at SKMCH in the intervening night of Saturday, the death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) mounted to 129 in Muzaffarpur district.
As per official data, the death toll in SKMCH has touched 109 while 20 children died at Kejriwal hospital in the district due to the vector-borne disease.