Uttarakhand: Viral fever causes 7th death in 15 days in Almora; cases surge, health teams conduct screening

A 70-year-old villager’s death from viral fever marks the seventh fatality in Almora’s Dhauladevi block within two weeks, raising alarm among residents as fever cases surge. Damaged roads have hampered access to healthcare, with health teams now conducting door-to-door screenings and collecting water samples to identify infection sources.