The Health Department confirmed that two deaths that were reported in Puducherry were due to Dengue. The Director of Health and Family Welfare Dr G Sriramalu said that the directorate has formed a high-level committee to investigate the deaths. The two deceased patients include a 19-year-old girl and a 28-year-old woman.
The 28-year-old woman was identified as Meenaroshini. She was admitted to a private hopsital in Puducherry on September 4. However, later she was referred to to Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) on September 9, said The Hindu.
However, the patient's condition still deteriorated and she died on September 12.
In another incident, 19-year-old Gayathri died at a private hospital in Puducherry on Wednesday.
Till Wednesday, Puducherry has reported six dengue fever cases and two chikungunya cases. In this year alone, Puducherry reported 1,131 dengue cases, reported Times of India.
Three Dengue Deaths in TN
Three persons died due to dengue in Tamil Nadu, said Minister Ma Subramanian earlier on Monday. He said that 253 people tested positive for Dengue of the 4,000 tested people, as per the report on TOI.
The four victims included a four-year-old boy. The child was receiving treatment at the Institute of Child Health in Egmore. The child was initially admitted to a private hospital in Chennai but he was shifted to the government hospital on August 8.
After the death, GCC Commissioner Dr J Radhakrishnan inspected the places near the house of the deceased child at Pillaiyar Koil Street in Maduravoyal.
Later, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena conducted a meeting with various department secretaries to curb the spread of Dengue and other infectious diseases in the state.
After the meet, a release said, 21,307 workers apart from the local bodyworkers are employed on a contract basis to prevent mosquito breeding and other work.
On the precautionary measure, the release said, the government has been involved in removing items that cause water to stagnate, such as coconut shells, plastic cups, tyres, and other items. The officials have also been keeping an eye on government buildings, eateries, parks, movie theatres, wedding venues, educational institutions, businesses, and other places.