Bhubaneswar, Aug 21: To deal with the rising dengue cases in the state, a special testing center will be opened for the patients at Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar from Tuesday. Around 500 people are being tested for dengue everyday. Such a decision has been taken to avoid crowding, said Capital Hospital Director Laxmidhar Sahoo.
“60-70 people are being detected for dengue at Capital Hospital everyday. Following the reason, the hospital has decided to increase the number of special beds to tackle increasing numbers of patients. Earlier, there were 50 special beds for dengue patients, but it was planned to increase the number to 70 soon”, he said.