Gandaki, : Dengue has been confirmed in 18,339 people in Gandaki province in the last 10 months.

The Ministry of Health of the provincial government stated that eight people died due to the disease. The first casualty of dengue was a 48-year-old man from Tanahu who died on July 25, 2024.

Since then, a 40-yer-old male died due to dengue on August 6 and a 52-year-old woman died on August 15 in Kaski while a 61-year-old male died in Myagdi on September 4. Similarly, four women, aged 81, 70, 75 and 26 died due to dengue in Kaski on September 6, September 18, September 30 and October 20, respectively, the Ministry stated.

During this period the highest number of 8,979 dengue cases were reported in Kaski and the lowest six cases in Manang district in the province during this period, said Prashanta Raj Sharma, the Information Officer at the Ministry.

According to Sharma, dengue was confirmed in 8,858 persons in Pokhara Metropolitan City, the province capital, alone. He said 12 local levels in the province are so far untouched by the disease.

Dengue was found in 70 people in the province last January whereas 6,267 people were infected with the disease until September. The number of cases was 6,044 in October and it is 947 since the start of November till date, the Ministry said.