As many as 140 encephalitis patients are undergoing treatment in one hospital in Gorakhpur, while 22 are admitted at various government hospitals of the region.
Four persons died of encephalitis here today taking the number of people killed by the disease in Uttar Pradesh's eastern region this year to 185, a health official said.
Of the dead three belonged to Gorakhpur and one was from Basti district.
As many as 140 encephalitis patients are undergoing treatment in one hospital here, while 22 are admitted at various government hospitals of the region, he said.