At least 1,481 infection cases have been confirmed in Kaski district, said the district health office. The number of patients with dengue visiting Pokhara Hospital has increased in recent days, said the hospital. A total of 11 dengue patients are receiving treatment at the Western Regional Hospital under the Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences. Of the patients, two are receiving care in the intensive care unit, said the hospital director Dr Bharat Bahadur Khatri.