The dengue situation in Odisha is deteriorating day by day and has started posing serious challenges to doctors here at the SCB Medical College Hospital here. The number of dengue patients in the hospital crossed 170 on Friday, forcing the authorities to increase the bed strength of the exclusive dengue ward to 220.
But the doctors are worried about the conditions of 11 patients, who are undergoing treatment in ICU in critical states. The hospital has already witnessed deaths of three critical dengue patients in the past fortnight. At the same time, 150 other dengue patients have already left the hospital after treatment.
Seeing the increase of the dengue patients’ inflow, the doctors apprehend that the viral disease this year may cross all-time record in the State. Records available in the hospital show that dengue is gripping the neighbouring districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Angul and Dhenkanal.
Out of the 170 patients currently undergoing treatment at the SCB, Cuttack district accounts for the maximum number of patients with 120 of them. looking at the rise in number of patients, the authorities have requisitioned more doctors to exclusively treat the patients.