Five people are suspected to have died due to dengue. This time it is a worsening of the Dengue outbreak with 1338 dengue cases officially registered till Friday. This is the highest infection figure that the state has recorded in recent times. There were only 203 cases of dengue reported in 2021 while in 2022, it increased to 503 cases.
The State Malaria Officer of the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, S Priyokumar, confirmed the official figures recorded from across the state since January, with Imphal West classified as the worst hit district with 898 cases, including 3 suspected deaths, and Tamenglong, with the two newly formed districts of Pherzawl and Jiribam yet to report any case.