The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) recorded a surge of 269,000 fever cases on Monday, bringing total cases to 1.48 million, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday.

Among those reported on Monday, about 170,460 recovered and six died, the KCNA reported, citing the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters.

Since the outbreak of fever in the country in late April, more than 819,000 fevered persons have recovered and more than 663,900 are under medical treatment, with the death toll at 56, the report added.