A dengue patient died in Palpa on Sunday.

According to the Tansen-based United Mission Hospital, a 69-year-old woman from Bartung in Tansen Municipality-6 died on Sunday evening while undergoing treatment for dengue at the hospital.

The woman was diagnosed with the disease a week ago and was advised rest at home by the doctors since her health condition was normal. She was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after her condition deteriorated.

Dr Rajendra Giri, the chief at the district health office informed that so far 45 people have been infected with the virus in the district.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The same vector also transmits chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika, according to the World Health Organisation.

Last year, virus serotypes DENV-1, DENV-2, and DENV-3 were found responsible for the dengue epidemic in the country. There are five serotypes of dengue, numbered 1 through 5.

At least nine have died and around 6,000 cases of dengue infection have been reported from 70 districts throughout the country since the start of 2023.

Of the total cases of infection, Sunsari reported over 3,500 cases and Dharan Sub-metropolitan City reported over 2,700 cases.

Officials at the Ministry of Health and Population say that most of the cases of infection have been reported in the last month.