As many as 68 cases of dengue were recorded across the State and one person died due to the vector-borne disease between January and October 2015, informed Health Minister Ajay Chandrakar in the State Assembly on Thursday.
Of the 68 dengue patients recorded in Chhattisgarh, maximum patients were reported from Raipur which is 41, said Chandrakar in a written reply to Congress Member Umesh Patel, adding that the Raipur is followed by Bilaspur with 25 cases of dengue patients.
Besides, one patient each was reported in Ambikapur and Raigarh district, added the Health Minister, while stating that one patient suffering from dengue died in the State during the aforementioned period.
According to Chandrakar, door-to-door survey was being carried out in affected districts. Moreover, the Health Department has formed a special team to check and deal with the issue of water stagnation in and around residential localities.