AIZAWL, April 26 -- Mizoram now has the highest malaria infection rate in the country and 13people died due tothemosquito borne disease in2023, an official of the state health department said on Thursday.

This was mentioned on the occasion of a state level World Malaria Day observation held in Aizawl on Thursday.

Dr. Eric Zomawia, Mission Director of NationalHealth Mission (NHM) in his presentation said that a total of18,005people were diagnosed with malaria out of over 3 lakh blood samples tested in 2023.

Of the18,005people,13 have died of the mosquito borne disease between January and December last year,he said.

He said that Mizoram registered a 76 per cent increase in malaria cases in 2023 as compared to the previous year 2022.

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