Bhubaneswar, July 25: The number of dengue cases in Odisha is less in comparison to last year, Odisha state Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra said here on Tuesday.
Mishra said while in 2022 by this time 10,000 tests were conducted and 700 patients were tested positive for Dengue this year, 18,000 tests have so far been done and 550 patients have tested positive for the disease.
He said ten districts have not reported any Dengue case so far and in 12 districts, the number of cases is below double-digit. In seven districts, the number is below 40, he added.
The Director said in Khordha district, the number is slightly high. Municipal corporations, municipalities and panchayat samitis have been asked to create awareness among the people to control the spread of the disease.
Meanwhile, two persons— one seven year old child and a 62-year-old woman allegedly died of dengue while undergoing treatment.
The district Unit of the BJP on Tuesday held a rally in protest against the rise in the incidence of Dengue and demanded the resignation of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Mayor for its failure to control the the spread of the disease.
