India News | Two Succumb to Dengue in Puducherry

Puducherry, Sep 13 (PTI) Two people have died of dengue in Puducherry, a top Health department official said on Wednesday.

A 28-year old woman and a 19-year old girl student succumbed at different healthcare facilities in the union territory, Director of Health Dr G Sriramulu said.

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While the student died at a private hospital on Wednesday, the other patient succumbed at JIPMER yesterday, he told PTI.

He said both the deceased had approached hospitals when their condition became serious.

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Meanwhile, Sriramulu said in a release that the Health department has taken all efforts to tackle dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the union territory.

He said in the wake of the two deaths due to dengue, the department constituted a high-level committee to review the situation.

Further, he said as soon as the department received a report that a 28-year old woman Meenaroshini from neighbouring Dharmaapuri village was admitted to a private hospital on September 4 and the committee recommended that she be shifted to JIPMER for specialty care. But she succumbed yesterday.

Sriramulu said the other patient S Gayatri (19) from Kurumbapet near here was admitted to a private hospital on September 10 and died today.

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