Salyan, Oct. 22 -- year-old man has died of scrub typhus in Nepalgunj, taking the death toll from the disease in Salyan district to ten.

Jit Bahadur Malla of ward 4 in Darma Rural Municipality died while receiving treatment, according to the Health Service Office in Salyan.

The district has recorded 817 infections so far. Darma has reported the highest number, with 281 cases, followed by Bagchaur Municipality with 247 and Kumakh Rural Municipality with 82.

Kapurkot Rural Municipality has reported 69 cases, Salyan District Hospital 66, Chhatreshwari Rural Municipality 51, Bangad Kupinde Municipality 11, Triveni Rural Municipality six, Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality three and Kalimati Rural Municipality two.

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