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Jaundice death toll rises to 17 in Odisha town

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Bhubaneswar: With the authorities confirming Sunday the death of one more patient, the toll from jaundice in Odisha’s Sambalpur town since May has risen to 17.

Saroja Devi, 25, died at a hospital in Burla, 14 km from the district headquarters town of Samablpur Friday, Chief District Medical Officer J.K. Samantaray told. She was pregnant, he said.
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A filthy drainage system and damaged water supply pipelines are being blamed for the spread of the disease in the town that has a population of nearly two lakh.

The official said the water meant for drinking was contaminated because of the leakages in the rusty supply pipelines.

Nearly 1,270 people in the town have been infected by the disease since May, he added.

Although only three to four cases are reported daily as compared to the 20-30 cases reported daily earlier on, the situation is not fully under control despite taking several measures, he added.

The administration has stopped the supply of drinking water through pipelines and is using tankers to meet the demand.

Health officials have launched a door-to-door campaign and are urging people to drink boiled water only.

NGO Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO) said the  which supplies water to the city has been heavily polluted as huge quantities of sewage water and solid waste is discharged into it.

“At least 40 percent of the city residents defecate in open. More than 10,000 people defecate every day on the banks of the river,” WIO convenor Ranjan Panda said.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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