Dengue claims season’s 1st death, 18-year-old succumbs to the disease in Delhi

Dengue claims season’s 1st death, 18-year-old succumbs to the disease in Delhi
Delhi has reported this season's first dengue death, with an 18-year old succumbing to the mosquito-borne disease last week, said official reports on Tuesday.

The doctors there confirmed dengue after the patient tested positive. ‘However, our daughter was just given an injection and left unattended later, because of which her condition deteoriated and she was later shifted to LNJP on the night of July 20. Though the doctors tried but she died the next morning,’ said the victim’s father. Delhi till now has witnessed a total of 90 dengue cases. Read more about treatment of dengue fever.

Source: IANS

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