Parsa, Oct. 9 -- The cholera outbreak detected in Birgunj about one and a half months ago has now stabilised. According to data released by the public health division of Birgunj Metropolitan City on Tuesday evening, the total number of cholera cases in the city has reached 227.

The figure had remained the same as of September 27. All patients have recovered and returned home. During this period, 1,646 patients with diarrhoea and cholera visited various hospitals in Birgunj, of whom 1,641 were discharged after treatment. Currently, five patients are undergoing treatment for diarrhoea.

Outside Birgunj, 18 cholera patients had sought treatment at Pokhariya Hospital, but the number of infections has not increased there.

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