Even as the administration has decided to start a vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from December 5, the death toll due to the killer disease reached 122 in Malkangiri district after a girl child undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) died on Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as Santoshi Nayak (2) of Tarakaguda area under Mathili block in the district.
According to sources, the district administration has identified 21,827 kids between the age group of 1 and 15 for the vaccination programme.
The district administration has planned to start the vaccination against from 8 am to 3 pm daily for two weeks. While the teachers have been given the responsibility of vaccination in the district, the drive would be reviewed by the senior officials of the district administration.