Aizawl, Nov. 13 -- Mizoram has recorded at least nine deaths due to dengue infection since 2022, including one fatality this year, officials of the State Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (SVBDCP) said on Thursday.
Addressing a meeting of leaders representing 87 local councils within the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), the officials said that a total of 27,950 samples suspected of dengue infection have been tested in the state so far. Of these, 1,846 cases have been confirmed positive between January 1 and November 10 this year, with one death reported during the period.
The meeting, convened by the SVBDCP under the National Health Mission and the state Health & Family Welfare Department, was aimed at sensitising local council le...