Cuttack: A person succumbed to dengue at SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Soumyaranjan Nayak (18) of Kujanga in Jagatsinghpur district.
According to sources, Soumyaranjan was undergoing treatment at the SCB. He was admitted to the hospital on September 20. He was later shifted to the ICU of the Medicine Ward as his condition deteriorated.
In last six months, a total of five dengue patients have been died, including two on September 10, at the premier hospital. An under-trial prisoner (UTP) from Rayagada was also among them.
The number of dengue patients admitted to SCB has been increasing with every passing day. A special dengue ward has also been set up in the hospital.
The first dengue death was reported in the Odisha capital this season on June 7. The deceased was identified as Pratima Das of the BDA Colony at Chandrasekharpur here.
