The State Government made a 24-hour helpline operational from Thursday afternoon to provide information on dengue to the people of Odisha residing in Delhi.
The Chief Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, Dr Sunil Bhargava said round-the-clock helpline numbers (011)-24679201, 24679202, 24679203 and 24679204 were made operational from 3 pm onwards at the Odisha Bhawan.
Meanwhile, two persons were detected with dengue and admitted to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on Thursday.
One Bimbadhar Parida (45) of Nuapatana village under the Chamndanpur police station fell sick after returning from Delhi and was later admitted to the hospital.
Similarly, a 27-year-old youth, Achutananda Bhol, of Junei village under the Konark police limits was suffering from fever for the last few days and was referred to Puri. After pathological test, he was detected with dengue virus.
Both of them were undergoing treatment in a separate ward of the hospital.