Kolkata: A 93-year-old woman who had tested dengue positive about two weeks ago died at IPGMER on Tuesday. Sources said the nonagenarian was a resident from a south Kolkata locality.
She was admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, which functions under IPGMER, about 10 days ago with dengue fever. Doctors said the elderly woman had a host of comorbidities and had developed secondary infections during her hospital stay.
There have been reports of more than 40 dengue-related deaths across the state so far. Health experts said that the outbreak is yet to peak. They fear the dengue mayhem may slow down only towards October-end. tnn
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She was admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, which functions under IPGMER, about 10 days ago with dengue fever. Doctors said the elderly woman had a host of comorbidities and had developed secondary infections during her hospital stay.
There have been reports of more than 40 dengue-related deaths across the state so far. Health experts said that the outbreak is yet to peak. They fear the dengue mayhem may slow down only towards October-end. tnn
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A 28-year-old woman in Kolkata, India, has died from dengue fever. The woman, who had been married for only eight months, had been suffering from a high fever and tested positive for dengue. Despite being under medication at home, her condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital’s critical care unit where she later died. Local residents have complained about the lack of vector control measures in the area and are calling for a major cleanliness drive to prevent further cases. This comes after two other dengue-related deaths in the area last week.
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