At least 71 children died in last 45 days due to fever in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich. According to the chief medical superintendent at Bahraich district hospital, Dr DK Singh, a total of 1,250 children were admitted in the district hospital in the month of August till September 16, out of which 65 children succumbed to fever. In serious cases, the children are referred to Lucknow, Dr Singh added.