Bhubaneswar, June 19 -- Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department of Odisha, Aswathy S, said that cholera has so far been detected only in Jaipur district and has not spread to other areas such as Puri.

She informed that every reported cholera or diarrhoea death is being audited by a team of doctors.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Aswathy S said, "Every reported cholera or diarrhoea death is being audited by a team of doctors... The outbreak hasn't spread to Puri... The cholera test has been found positive in Jaipur, not in other districts yet."

She added, "On Tuesday, we had an inpatient new admission of approximately 300. We have requested the hospitals not to discharge even minor cases for at least ...