Cuttack having first dengue patient this year

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Press Trust of India Cuttack (Orissa)
Last Updated : Jul 23 2014 | 11:11 PM IST
This year's first case of dengue positive was reported in Cuttack today.
A patient identified as one Dillip Kumar Basu of local Madhusudan Nagar of Tulasipur is now undergoing treatment in a private hospital here suffering from the mosquito-borne disease.
Hospital sources said today that the condition of the patient is improving and he was shifted to a general ward from ICU on the day.
Health department sources confirmed having received the news.
"The blood platelet count of the patient was abysmally low at 45,000 when he was admitted here last week. But today it was counted at 1,30,000," the Hospital said adding that the normal blood platelet count is between 1,50,000 and 4,00,000.
The patient reportedly suffered from fever while returning from Hyderabad last week.
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First Published: Jul 23 2014 | 11:11 PM IST

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