Out of the total number of infected, 39 have been discharged. 76 people are still undergoing treatment in different hospitals.
What you should know
The number of cholera infected in Birgunj metropolitan area has reached 115. According to the data released at 6 pm on Tuesday, the number of infected people in the metropolis was 114, while on Wednesday at 11 am, the total number of infected people has reached 115 with the addition of 1 infected person.
39 of the total infected have been discharged. 76 people are still undergoing treatment in various hospitals.
So far, 493 patients with diarrhea and cholera have been admitted to the hospital, 227 have been discharged, and 266 are under treatment, including the infected. According to District Health Crisis Management Committee spokesperson Sumanchandra Thakur, the confirmation of cholera so far has been confirmed by RDT test. Those who have been confirmed to be infected are Birgunj Metropolitan City Ward no. 3, 11, 12, 13 and 16.
43 people have been confirmed infected with cholera in Narayani Hospital and 38 in Terai Hospital. 15 people have been confirmed infected in National Medical College, 3/3 in Bhavani, Virgunj Health Care and Mangalam Pathology. Cholera infection has been confirmed in 2/2 people at Ali Ortho and Advance Medicare Hospitals. Narayani Center, Nepal Indo, Neelkanth, Nepal Medicity Bayodha, Best and Gandak hospitals have also confirmed 1/1 infected person.
3 infected people are also being treated in Pokhria Hospital
Since Tuesday, 3 out of 4 cholera infected people admitted and treated at Pokhria Hospital in Pokhria Municipality are still being treated in the same hospital. One of them was referred and admitted to Birgunj Health Care Hospital in Birgunj on Tuesday evening and the number of patients there has not been increased, said Jaymod Thakur, officer of District Health Office Parsa.
Confirmation of cholera from the provincial laboratory
The information officer of Narayani Hospital Birganj, Dr. Dr. Udayanarayan Singh said. He said that there is no alternative to boiling drinking water with caution and washing hands properly with soap and water before eating and after using the toilet.
