Guwahati, July 15 -- The Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation in Assam's Lakhimpur district has reached a concerning stage, with three deaths reported in the past 24 hours, according to the district health department.

Two of the fatalities were due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), identified as Lakhinandan Nath (13) from Khoga and Makhani Bora (82) from Bihpuria. One person succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis.

Earlier, on July 3, Lytton Deori (11) from Bordeori village in Narayanpur, who had been shifted to Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh, died of JE.

The health department confirmed that 38 patients affected by JE and AES have recovered so far. Currently, three JE-infected patients are under treatment at Lakhimpur Medical Colleg...