Dengue Deaths In Tamil Nadu

Dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, killed more than 200 people with Tamil Nadu reporting the maximum number cases, while over 60,000 people were affected by Chikungunya in India this year, official data showed.

Where overall number of dengue cases and people suspiciously affected with fever are on the rise, a chunk of the patients are children.

While speaking to the reporters after the meeting, Vijayabhaskar revealed that coming Thursday will be observed as the 'Dengue Awareness Day' in the state. Know some important tips to prevent dengue.

A two-and-a-half-year old girl succumbed to dengue fever in Tirunelveli district on Thursday as the toll in the virus outbreak in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu rose to 40, officials said. Eighteen patients have been tested positive for dengue fever in Tirunelveli Medical college Hospital, they said.

A two-year-old girl succumbed to dengue at Pamban, taking the toll in the viral disease in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu to 37, officials said today.The child was discharged on Wednesday after being treated at a hospital but her condition worsened and she died last night at her house, they said.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, killed more than 200 people with Tamil Nadu reporting the maximum number cases, while over 60,000 people were affected by Chikungunya in India this year, official data showed.

Where overall number of dengue cases and people suspiciously affected with fever are on the rise, a chunk of the patients are children.

While speaking to the reporters after the meeting, Vijayabhaskar revealed that coming Thursday will be observed as the 'Dengue Awareness Day' in the state. Know some important tips to prevent dengue.

A two-and-a-half-year old girl succumbed to dengue fever in Tirunelveli district on Thursday as the toll in the virus outbreak in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu rose to 40, officials said. Eighteen patients have been tested positive for dengue fever in Tirunelveli Medical college Hospital, they said.

A two-year-old girl succumbed to dengue at Pamban, taking the toll in the viral disease in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu to 37, officials said today.The child was discharged on Wednesday after being treated at a hospital but her condition worsened and she died last night at her house, they said.