One more victim from Durg district Rajni Sunani fell prey to the Dengue outbreak late on Sunday night at a private hospital in Raipur raising the death toll to 14.
local MlA, Arun Vora while expressing concern over the matter had demanded from Chief Minister Raman Singh to personally intervene into the matter immediately as Dengue menace has now taken alarming proportions.
Notably, the Dengue outbreak had gripped the twin city of Durg-Bhilai and as per government report , 282 persons were found positive. Treatment of the affected are undergoing at various hospitals in Durg, Bhilai and Raipur.
Keeping in view the situation, the Director, Health Department the other day announced that treatment of affected at all the government as well as private hospitals would be free of cost and the expenditure had to be borne by the State government.