"There has been no rise in the incidence of dengue in Barbil. It is actually on a decline. Since the awareness level among the community on dengue has gone up, more people are coming to the hospital for check-up," Dr Gagan Singh Sonal, the head of the Central team, said.
Sonal also praised the measures taken by the district administration immediately after outbreak of the dengue which had assumed the proportions of an epidemic.
After visiting several warsd in Barbil CHC, Dr Sonal advocated the community should strictly follow the instructions and guidelines given by the doctors and the Health department on preventive measures like not allowing water to stagnate for a long time at a particular place, which becomes the breeding place for the Aedes mosquito.
Out of 2494 blood sample tests conducted at the Barbil Community Health Centre (CHC) so far, 739 have tested positive.
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Meanwhile, a report from Cuttack said there is a steady rise in the number of dengue patients with more than 150 admitted to the dengue ward in the SCB Medical College and Hospital.
Out of 157 patients, 10 have been admitted in the ICU of which six patients are from Cuttack, two from Jajpur and one each from Kendrapara and Puri districts.
Of the 157 patients presently admitted at SCB Medical College and Hospital, the highest number of 87 patients are from Cuttack followed by 22 from Keonjhar, 15 from Kendrapara, 9 from Jajpur, 6 from Jagatsinghpur, 4 from Dhenkanal, 3 each from Nayagarh and Mayurbhanj, 2 from Bhadrak, 1 each from Balasore, Rayagada, Puri and Medinipur district of West Bengal, he said.