The number of people infected with dengue in the State so far has risen to 4,379, with nearly 200 more cases reported in last two days, a Health Department official said here Wednesday.
He said that about 200 people have tested positive for dengue in the past two days.
The districts of Jagatsinghpur and Baleswar have reported the highest of 50 new cases each while 40 cases have been reported from the district of Jajpur, he said.
Nine people have died due to dengue so far this year, he said, adding that last year around this time, 6,348 people had tested positive for dengue in the State and five of them had died.