The dengue menace seems to be fast spreading in Ganjam district with 58 patients detected with the disease so far. One more person of Girisola was reportedly affected by the mosquito-borne disease on Sunday.
With this, the number of dengue patients has increased to 58, informed Ganjam District Malaria Prevention Officer Dr Uma Shankar Mishra.
Out of the 58, as many as 50 patients are from Girisola only, he added. Panic gripped in the Girisola village for the increasing number of dengue patients.
The affected persons have been admitted at the MKCG Medical College Hospital. Some patients were seen going outside of the State for the treatment.
Though many awareness programmes have been organising in different wards of the district, the locals demanded to intensify the awareness plans.
locals complain that the number of dengue patients is increasing due to the dump yards at different wards of the city. They also demanded the BMC to run tifa machines. The BMC is not taking any developmental steps, they complained.