though fresh cases are surfacing, their num..
BHUBANESWAR: No dengue deaths have been reported in Orissa since past four days, and
though fresh cases are surfacing, their number has gone down, an
official said Tuesday.At least 92 samples were tested Tuesday at
Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and 86 at
Veer Surendra Sai Medical College, Burla, in Sambalpur district. Of
these, only four and 46 samples respectively were found positive, an
official of the state health department told IANS."The number of
positive cases has witnessed a decline. A few days ago, it was above a
hundred daily. Similarly, we were receiving reports of deaths almost
every day," he said.He attributed the decline to the awareness campaign the government has launched in the affected areas.The mosquoto-transmitted disease has so far killed 23 people and infected 912 others in the state this month, he said. A maximum of 400 people have tested positive in Angul district.
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