Bhubaneswar is witnessing a spurt in dengue cases for the last few weeks. As per the Superintendent of Capital Hospital, as many as 300-400 samples are being tested at the hospital and around 50-60 positive cases are being detected among them every day.
Now the hospital has 50 special beds for dengue patients and those beds have been swamped. Blood platelets are being transfused into eight-nine serious patients per day.
As per reports, as many as 393 persons underwent dengue testing on Saturday and among them 61 were found positive.
As per hospital sources, around 15 dengue patients are admitted to the hospital every day. While the hospital has 50 special beds for dengue, 48 of those beds have already been covered.
Considering the surge in number of cases, the number of beds could be increased at the hospital.
A couple of days back, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had decided to deploy drones like the previous year for mosquito control in the Capital City.
Moreover, the civic body has also decided to impose a penalty of Rs 1,000 on individual households if potential dengue mosquito breeding sources are found on their premises. Similarly, the penalty amount would be Rs 5,000 for commercial establishments and institutions.