In the state of Uttar Pradesh, a mystery viral fever has claimed many lives. On September 21 at least 84 people had died due to fever in the last six weeks from across six districts of UP, prompting the Yogi Adityanath government to issue a high alert in the state. 100 teams of medical experts have been deployed in seven districts of Uttar Pradesh.

According to reports, 24 people suffered from fever in Bareilly, which was the region most affected, whereas 23 people lost their lives in the adjoining district of Budaun. The other four districts which have been affected by the ‘mystery fever’ include Sitapur, Hardoi, Bahraich, and Shahjahanpur.

According to the Director General of Health Services Padmakar Singh, the likely cause of the deaths was due to fever, malaria, and typhoid. “Prima facie, it seems like these are cases of viral fever, typhoid, and malaria. We are distributing medicines, organizing camps and conducting mosquito-fogging drives. I am confident that we will be able to control this,” Padmakar Singh told Media.

"Medical camps have been set up in affected areas and people are being checked up through rapid diagnostic test kit (PDT). We are also spreading awareness among the people, especially in rural areas. They are being told to consult only government doctors and experts and refrain from visiting quacks even if suffering from a minor fever," the state government's statement read.

A government spokesperson said that an awareness drive was launched to counter the unnecessary alarm being caused by "misleading and incorrect" media reports.