Dengue has once again returned to haunt Odisha with most parts of the State coming under the grip of this viral disease and, more particularly, the situation in Keonjhar and Cuttack districts being quite alarming. According to a report reaching here, one person died of dengue in Keonjhar on Thursday. The details of the deceased are still awaited.
like the mining areas of Barbil in Keonjhar, the industrial areas of Jagatpur on the outskirts of Cuttack city is also under the grip of a severe dengue outbreak. According to SCB Medical sources here, at least 33 patients suffering from the disease are currently undergoing treatment in the hospital.
Similarly, over 20 patients are undergoing treatment in two Government hospitals in Keonjhar, sources said.
SCB Hospital Emergency Officer Dr BN Moharana on Thursday informed that the inflow of dengue patients, particularly from Jagatpur, is increasing threateningly over the past three days. “Out of the 338 blood samples
testing positive to dengue virus in this hospital, over a hundred of them are from Jagatpur and Barbil (Keonjhar),” Moharana said.
The district administration here claimed that a massive sanitation and awareness drive has been undertaken at Jagatpur, where the people are asked to take adequate preventive measures against the disease.