While the governments and health authorities in India are busy tackling the COVID-19 pandemic reports of dengue cases are rising across the country. In Odisha’s Rayagada district 49 people were recently found to be positive for dengue according to Health Department sources. Total 139 blood samples from the district were sent for dengue test out of which 49 were found to be positive for the infection. 42 of these samples were from Tikarpada village under Muniguda block of Rayagada district. All the infected people were admitted to the Muniguda Community Health Center (CHC) and Rayagada District Headquarters Hospital. Meanwhile a