Odisha records first dengue death

Cuttack: Odisha recorded the first dengue death of the season on Wednesday. The deceased was identified Som Prakash Mishra (35), a resident of Bihar undergoing treatment at Cuttack SCB.

Mishra was admitted to the central ICU ward of the Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital on August 7.

“This is the first dengue related death in the State. The deceased is from Chapra district of Bihar. He was admitted to SCB on Monday. His test come positive yesterday following which we shifted him to the central ICU," said SCB Nodal Officer (Dengue) Sri Prasad Mohanty.

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Since March this year, 242 persons have been tested positive out of the 2,754 tests conducted, added Mohanty.