The first case of suspected dengue death of the season in the State was reported from the capital city when a woman patient died at a private hospital on Thursday.
The woman was identified as Pratima Das, a resident of the Chandrasekharpur area in the city.
Family members of the deceased had got her admitted along with her sister-in-law (husband’s brother’s wife) in the hospital three days ago. While her sister-in-law’s condition is stable, she died of fever and dengue-like symptoms in the morning.
But no official confirmation of the dengue death has been made by the State Government so far.
However, Health Department Director Braja Kishore Brahma said, “So far, we have not received any official report, but the patient was undergoing dengue treatment at a private hospital.
We have taken all possible measures to tackle the situation and asked the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation to reduce aedes agypte mosquitoes that spread dengue virus. Spraying of anti-larvicide oil is being carried out in all major drains in the city.”