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Hindustan Times
an hour ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Cholera toll in Odisha's Jajpur rises to 5
Bhubaneswar/Jajpur, The cholera toll in Odisha's Jajpur district rose to five with one more person succumbing to the disease, an official said on Saturday. The Jajpur district administration has cancelled Raja festival holidays for government officials as fresh cases were reported from three different places. "In view of the cholera outbreak in different parts of the district, the holidays from June 14 to 16 are hereby cancelled. All offices in Jajpur district will remain open as usual and the services of employees will be utilised in case of exigency," the order issued by the district collector said. Chief District Medical Officer Prakash Chandra Bal said the cholera toll rose to five with one more fatality reported on Friday. Public Health Director Dr Nilakant Mishra said that of the 41 stool samples collected from patients, eight tested positive for cholera in Jajpur district. However, he said that the situation is under control due to widespread awareness, field-level prevention, and early detection and treatment. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, who reviewed the situation on Friday, directed the administrations of neighbouring districts to remain alert on the spread of the waterborne disease. He directed health authorities to step up measures to prevent and control the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, jaundice, malaria, and dengue after the onset of monsoon. Ahuja also directed officials to complete sanitation work within ten days and make all programmes for prevention, control, and management of water and vector-borne diseases more proactive and targeted. He also suggested the district administration to conduct house-to-house surveys to detect diseases, increase beds in government hospitals, ensure proper treatment and provide necessary medicines and saline. The chief secretary also directed the Health and Family Welfare department to use mobile health units to make people aware of the water-borne diseases. Officials said that over 750 people across the district have been affected by water-borne disease in the last four days. Among them, nearly 300 patients are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the district while as many as 450 patients have been discharged from their respective hospitals after treatment. Stating that the situation is gradually improving, the CDMO said while over 450 patients have returned home after treatment in the last three days, around 20 new patients have been admitted on Friday. About 30 critically ill patients are under treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack from the district, he said.
New Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Jajpur admin cancels official leaves amid diarrhoea outbreak during Raja festival
JAJPUR: On high alert over the diarrhoea spread in Jajpur, the district administration on Friday cancelled leaves of all government officials during the three-day Raja festival. Leaves of all officers have been cancelled from June 14 to 16 in view of the diarrhoea outbreak in different parts of the district in the last four days. In a letter, Jajpur collector P Anvesha Reddy said all offices in the district will remain open as usual and services of employees will be utilised in case of exigency. 'No leaves are allowed on these three days without prior permission of the undersigned (collector and district magistrate). Leaves allowed earlier stand cancelled,' stated the letter issued by the collector. Meanwhile, the death toll in the diarrhoea outbreak rose to five in Jajpur after one more fatality was reported from Korei block. Chief district medical officer (CDMO) of Jajpur Prakash Chandra Bal confirmed the death and said a 45-year-old woman undergoing treatment at Korei community health centre succumbed to the water-borne disease. Over 750 people across the district have been affected by diarrhoea in the last four days. Among them, nearly 300 patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the district. At least 450 patients have been discharged after treatment. The CDMO said the diarrhoea situation is improving as patient inflow in hospitals has decreased. Over 450 patients have returned home after treatment in the last three days. Around 20 new patients were admitted to different hospitals on Friday. Bal further said 30 critical patients are undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The administration is hopeful that the situation will come under control within next three to four days, he added. Food safety officials are actively engaged to identify the source of the contamination. Reddy has directed all line officials to disinfect water bodies in the 10 blocks and two local urban bodies of the district on a war-footing. Emergency situation
Time of India
2 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Diarrhoea toll touches 10 with 6 more deaths in Jajpur
1 2 Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Six more persons died due to diarrhoea late on Wednesday night and Thursday, taking the death toll to 10 in Jajpur district. Earlier, four people suffering from diarrhoea died since Monday night. Chief district medical and public health officer (Jajpur) Prakash Chandra Bal confirmed seven diarrhoeal deaths in the district. "We are inquiring into three other deaths reported from hospitals located outside the district," he said. On Wednesday night, Sanatan Patra, 38, of Sunapasi village died in the community health centre (CHC), Danagadi, and Tularam Sharma, 62, of Marawadipati locality under Vyasanagar civic body died in Jajpur Road CHC. Sebati Ghadei, 75, of Malapur village under Jajpur block and Pabitra Das, 45, of Dasarathpur village died in Jajpur DHH. On Thursday, Anil Singh, 48, of Khairabad village under Jajpur block died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. Sudarshan Patra, 45, of Taralio village under Danagadi block in Jajpur district died in a govt hospital at Anandapur in Keonjhar district, said official sources. "As per our information, six people died in hospitals in Jajpur district, and one patient died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar till date. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No Distractions. Just Solitaire Play Solitaire Download Undo Some patients died in hospitals outside the district but we have not received exact information about their death," said Bal. He said around 500 affected people were undergoing treatment in govt hospitals at Dharamsala, Dasarathpur, Korei, Jajpur Road, Danagadi, Rasulpur, and Barachana blocks and district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Jajpur. "The problem is mainly arising due to contaminated water. We have advised people to take precaution while consuming outside food and water," he added. Sources said two patients died at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. More than 100 patients were undergoing treatment at the SCB on Thursday. "The condition of some diarrhoea patients is critical, and we are providing all necessary treatments for the recovery of patients coming from Jajpur," said Dr Jayant Kumar Panda, professor of medicine, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. Dr Nilakantha Mishra, director of public health, Odisha, said they are closely monitoring the diarrhoea situation. "Samples of water in the affected area have been collected and sent for testing. The report of the tests will come on Friday evening," he added. Mishra said they have asked for a report regarding the death of people due to diarrhoea. Several teams have been deployed in affected and surrounding areas of Dharmashala, Vyasanagar municipality, Danagadi, Rasulpur, and Korei blocks. Field-level actions have been intensified to control the situation, he added. Omprakash Das of Jajpur Road said a large number of people have been facing the problem of contaminated drinking water for a long time due to wrong laying of the sewerage system in many areas. "The joints of sewerage pipes loosened at many places, resulting in the mixing of sewerage with drinking water," he added. This health issue has snowballed into a political controversy, with ruling BJP and its rival BJD blaming each other for the deaths. BJD leader and Binjharpur MLA Pramila Mallick, along with other BJD leaders, visited many hospitals on Thursday. "People are dying here, and BJP govt is shamelessly celebrating its first year in office," she added. Gautam Ray, a BJP leader, said BJD govt ruled for 24 years and failed to provide drinking water to the people. "The previous BJD govt also failed to complete four mega water projects in the district. Health officials are doing their work on a war footing to check diarrhoea," he added. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
