There is no letup in the death of children in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Malkangiri district.
On Saturday, three more children succumbed to the deadly disease, taking the total toll to 67 even as a six-member Central team is camping in the tribals-dominated district to take stock of the situation.
The day’s deceased were identified as Sujit Betti (2) of Uskapalli village under Kalimela block, Gayatri Peda (4) of Sindhibeda village under Mathili block and Sunki Padiami (3) of Maharampalli village under Kalimela block in the district.
All of them died while undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
A six-member Central team is currently present in the district to visit the affected villages and take stock of the ground reality.
The team, which has already visited Palakonda, Babli and Koimetal villages on Friday, visited the DHH again on Saturday to oversee the conditions of the patients and held discussions with the hospital staff.