New Delhi: A 10-year-old Manipur native girl from south Delhi today died in Delhi in what is suspected to be the first death due to dengue in the nationl capital this season.
The girl, who was a student at Holy Child School in the city, was admitted to AIIMS this morning with shock syndrome and haemorrhage, doctors said.
The patient was suffering from high fever for almost a week but was not given proper medication, according to a senior doctor at AIIMS.
"An ELISA test was not conducted so it is not confirmed whether she had dengue. As of now it is a suspected case of dengue death," the doctor said.
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation which also tabulates the entire dengue report for Delhi, however, said, it has "not received" any death report from any hospitals.
At least 53 cases of dengue were reported till end of July this year in Delhi, the highest number for the period in the last five years, according to a municipal report on the vector-borne disease released on Monday.
In Delhi, out of the total 53 cases, the maximum, 20, were reported from north Delhi while east Delhi recorded the lowest number with 10 cases. 15 cases were recorded in south Delhi during the period.
The girl, who was a student at Holy Child School in the city, was admitted to AIIMS this morning with shock syndrome and haemorrhage, doctors said.
The patient was suffering from high fever for almost a week but was not given proper medication, according to a senior doctor at AIIMS.
"An ELISA test was not conducted so it is not confirmed whether she had dengue. As of now it is a suspected case of dengue death," the doctor said.
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation which also tabulates the entire dengue report for Delhi, however, said, it has "not received" any death report from any hospitals.
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At least 53 cases of dengue were reported till end of July this year in Delhi, the highest number for the period in the last five years, according to a municipal report on the vector-borne disease released on Monday.
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In Delhi, out of the total 53 cases, the maximum, 20, were reported from north Delhi while east Delhi recorded the lowest number with 10 cases. 15 cases were recorded in south Delhi during the period.
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