Dengue seems to have spread its wing here as two more suspected cases came to the fore on Tuesday evening.
With this, the number of suspected dengue patients rose to three in the steel city.
Sources the two suspected dengue patients were identified as Phula Kumari Sharma (21) of Barbil area of Keonjhar district and Siba Prasad Das of Kalta of Sundargarh district.
Phula had come to the steel city to take admission in an educational institution. She has been admitted in the Community Welfare Center (CWC) Hospital at Jagada with dengue symptos.
Similarly, Siba was admitted in the CWC after a prolong fever.
“Two suspected dengue patients have been admitted in our hospital. Their health condition is stable now,” said hospital Director Dr TK Bose.
He too informed that blood samples of both the patients have been sent for Elisa test.
Meanwhile, the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) and the ESIC Model Hospital have started anti-dengue measures in the city, particularly in industrial belts.