KATHMANDU, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The outbreak of typhoid epidemic at Manthali, the headquarters of Ramechhap district in central Nepal is getting increased, the National News Agency RSS reported on Monday.

    More than 200 locals suffered from typhoid within last week in the area, the report said.

    Around 10-15 typhoid patients are undergoing treatment in the district hospital and Tamakoshi Community hospital each day, according to the report.

    "More than 10 new patients are coming to our hospital," an official at Tamakoshi Community hospital was quoted by the RSS as saying, adding that the disease is assumed to spread due to polluted water around the area.