The number of dengue patients queuing up in the MKCG Medical College Hospital here is on the rise. As many as 31 cases of dengue have been detected so far by the hospital of which six are still undergoing treatment.
Sources said that on Sunday, a patient of Tikarpara in Rayagada district was admitted to the special dengue ward in the hospital.
Hospital sources said that this year most of the patients belong to Rayagada district and the Dankuru area in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. Among the 31 cases, 11 are from Dankuru, eight are of Ganjam district and others are mostly from Rayagada.
A hospital official said 21 patients were treated till July 9; and in last seven days, ten patients have been admitted to the special ward.
Health Department officials said the eight cases from Ganjam district are from Pattapur, Golanthara, Rambha and Brahmapur and they have been affected by the vector-borne disease while they were working in other States.