Authorities on Friday confirmed 71 new cases of dengue in Odisha taking the total number of people suffering from the disease in the state this year to 2851. Of 150 blood samples tested Friday 71 have been found to be positive a senior state health official told IANS. The maximum 28 cases have been reported from the worst-hit district of Jajpur taking the total people affected in the region to 957 this year he said. Similarly 19 cases have been found in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur followed by Bhadrak district which reported 10 cases he said. The number of
