Dengue claims 1 in Jharsuguda

JHARSUGUDA: A person has died of dengue in Jharsuguda. Pravat Sehnet (20) of Ubda village under Banharpli police limits died of dengue on Wednesday night at Jehangir Ghandy Memorial Hospital at Belpahar. Chief Medical Officer of the hospital Tushar Kanti Das said blood sample of the deceased, sent to Mumbai, tested positive.This apart, two other suspected patients - Rushinath Jena of Jamkani village in Belpahar and Prashant Biswal of Hill Top Colony in Brajrajnagar - have been discharged from the hospital. Their test reports are awaited.  Sources said two more suspected cases, Chandan Kumar of Purnabasti and Pitabas Rohidas of Sarbahal, both in Jharsuguda town, have been referred to Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar.