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Two more patients succumb to dengue

Deaths were reported at Safdarjung hospital
Last Updated 07 August 2016, 05:23 IST

Two more dengue deaths were reported in the capital taking the count to three. The deaths were reported at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital.

“Two male patients succumbed to dengue infection at the hospital. The deaths were recorded on July 27. Both the victims were residents of Delhi and were being treated,” said a senior doctor of Safdarjung Hospital.

The hospital alone has seen 155 positive cases for dengue so far, confirmed the doctor. While some are admitted at the hospital, others are receiving treatment at home.

The other major Centre-run hospital Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has seen 22 confirmed cases of dengue this year, said a senior administrative official.

“There were 65 suspected cases of dengue. Of this, 22 patients tested positive for dengue infection,” said the official.

However, official data collated from hospitals by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation has recorded the total number of dengue cases at 119.

According to data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi has seen the highest number of dengue cases this July compared to the last five years with the civic body reporting 91 cases.

With the recent deaths, the death toll in the capital has climbed to three this season.
The city had seen its first dengue death after a 17-year-old girl succumbed to dengue infection at the Delhi-government-run Lok Nayak Hospital (LNJP) on July 21. The victim,Farheen, was a resident of Jafrabad in north east Delhi. The victim was shifted from another government hospital, Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, to LNJP.

 In July, 2015, 36 dengue cases were reported, and seven cases were reported in July 2014. Last year, the capital saw the worst dengue outbreak since 1996.

The Delhi government has put a ceiling price on dengue test at Rs 600 and platelet count at Rs 50. Any private hospital or laboratory charging more than the fixed ceiling price for dengue testing and platelet count will be pensalised.  The government has also decided to restrict the sale of drugs like Aspirin, Ibuprofen and Diclofenac group of medicines which lead to a dip in platelets in human blood without prescriptions.

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(Published 07 August 2016, 05:23 IST)

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