Muzaffarpur: As death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) continues to rise, Urban Development and Housing department minister Suresh Sharma on Sunday cited lack of beds and Intensive Care Units (ICU) as a problem to deal with the situation that has emerged after the deadly disease broke out and claimed 84 lives.

"The government has been working from the beginning. There is no lack of medicines. However, there is a shortage of beds and ICUs to deal with the emergency situation at present," Sharma told reporters. Sunil Kumar Shahi, Superintendent at the government hospital, Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), today confirmed three more deaths due to Encephalitis Syndrome.