New Delhi, Ramadan 18, 1435, Jul 15, 2014, SPA -- Some 68 people have succumbed to malaria till date in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura since its outbreak last month, Health Minister Badal Choudhury said. "One more death was reported from Shantirbazar area in South Tripura district Sunday and the toll rose to 68 since last month," Xinhua quoted the state's Health Minister as saying. Doctors have been visiting the state's remote areas to serve the affected people, he said, adding that there is adequate medicine. Malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease, is estimated to affect a million people worldwide every year. --SPA 16:34 LOCAL TIME 13:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w