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Dengue fast spreading in A.P.

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: The death toll in the current bout of dengue in the State has gone up to five officially with three more fatalities reported -- two from East Godavari district and one from Srikakulam --even as the Government is trying to tackle the situation by galvanising its health apparatus.

Unofficial figures indicate a toll of more than 20. The number of the persons affected gone upto 27 officially.

Kadapa, Nizamabad districts accounted for the maximum number of dengue cases--five each. Anantapur, Nalgonda, Khammam, Chittoor, Hyderabad, West Godavari reported two cases each and Karimnagar, Srikakulam, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Ranga Reddy one each.

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