Bihar Encephalitis Death: Child death toll rises to 93 in Muzaffarpur

The death toll in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur due to the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has risen to 93, news agencies reported Sunday evening. Earlier in the day, the death toll was reported to be 83, after death of one more child in Muzaffarpur in the morning.

Earlier today, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and MoS Health Ashwini Choubey met patients and their families at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur. "There should be research to identify the disease that is still not identified and for that research facility should be developed in Muzaffarpur," Harsh Vardhan said after visiting the hospital.