Raipur, Dec 7 (IANS) Twentyfour people have died of malaria and over one lakh people have tested positive for the disease in Chhattisgarh this year, Health Minister Amar Agrawal informed the state assembly Tuesday.
Till Nov 15, 122,939 people were found positive for malaria, the minister informed the house in a written reply to a question by Congress member and Leader of Opposition Ravindra Choubey.
Between 2004-09, 26 people died due to malaria, he said.
