The Capital has reported this season's first dengue death, with a 17-year old succumbing to this vector-borne disease on July 21. The confirmation about the dengue realted death has come in on Tuesday with senior health officials stating that the death has been reported by the city's Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Hospital.
The deceased has been identifyied as Farheen, resident of Jafrabad in north east Delhi, who died at the city hospital at 1:46 a.m. where she was undergoing treatment since a day before her death.
According to the father of the deceased, she was admitted to the Delhi Government's Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital after witnessing dengue symptoms like fluctuating fever and vomiting.
The doctors there confirmed dengue after the patient tested positive.
"However, our daughter was just given an injection and left unattended later, because of which her condition deteoriated and she was later shifted to LNJP on the night of July 20. Though the doctors tried but she died the next morning," said the victim's father.
Delhi, till now has witnessed a total of 90 dengue cases marking a spike of 80 per cent over the last week. Last year, the Capital saw a staggering 15,867 dengue cases, the worst in 20 years, with the disease claiming 60 lives as per the municipal reports. This year the dengue cases have shown an early ascend as last year only six cases were reported in June while July registered 36 cases.
