OKHALDHUNGA: A total of one hundred tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in Okhaldhunga.

Data from the District Health Office indicates that these cases have been recorded from the fiscal year 2081/82 BS through to the current fiscal year 2082/83 BS.

BibekPokharel, the Information Officer at the office, reported that during the fiscal year 2081/82, there were 65 male and 30 female cases of tuberculosis. He also mentioned that in the current fiscal year, three men and two women have tested positive for the infection.

Last fiscal year, Siddhicharan Municipality reported the highest number of tuberculosis cases, totaling 40.

According to Information Officer Pokharel, infections were also confirmed in one individual from Chishkhugadhi Rural Municipality, 15 from Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, 14 from Khijidemba, 13 from Manebhanjyang, 6 from Champadevi, 4 from Likhu, and 2 from Molung Rural Municipality.