Bhubaneswar: Cholera and diarrhea epidemic, in three tribal-dominated Orissa regions have claimed 164 lives up till now, as functionaries confirmed five more casualties in worst-hit Koraput yesterday.

R K Agarwal, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), said the death toll, which has climbed up to 159 on Wednesday, further came up to 164 with confirmation of five deaths in Dasmantpur block of Koraput area.

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The resident doctors’ strike at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will go on, said the general body conference of the physicians on yesterday evening. According to the decision taken at a general body conference of the physicians, about 700 medical doctors would not offer OPD and ward services.

Kashipur, Orissa: Cholera has preyed more than hundred people in Orissa’s Koraput and Rayagada districts. More than 6000 people have got treatment thus far.