Indore: With 2 more dengue patients, total cases rise to 71

With two more persons testing positive for dengue, the total number of cases in Indore this year has gone up to 71.

"A 43-year-old man and a 10-year old boy have tested positive for dengue recently," Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) district in-charge Dr G L Sodhi said.

Both the patients are undergoing treatment in separate private hospitals.

"Total 71 people have been hit by the vector-borne disease since January one, with one them succumbing to the disease," Dr Sodhi added.