Bhubaneswar: The capital reported 16 new dengue cases on Wednesday, taking counting up to 107 this season.
The city has added as many as 68 cases in a week, triggering alarm bells in the health administration in the season where Covid still provides sufficient reasons for distress.
Interyamami Mishra, an additional city urban public health worker (Adu-Pho), Bhubaneswar, said, “16 new cases were detected in Niladri Vihar, Sailashree Vihar and others.
A total of 107 cases have been reported from the city since January.
Most of them have recovered from This disease, “he added.
So far, the case of dengue fever has been reported from Chandrasekharpur, Sailashree Vihar, Niladri Vihar, Unit-VIII and other areas in the city.
Public Health Officials and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have begun to take preventative measures in the fields to control diseases.
“To avoid mosquito bites, use mosquito repellents, remove stagnant water, cover the open water container and use a durable insecticide net during sleep.
Stay safe from Dengue and Malaria,” read a message of awareness from the health and family welfare department.