4-year-old Ambattur girl dies of dengue

Kathrin was suffering from fever for the past one week and was admitted to a private hospital in Porur after the fever did not subside. Hospital authorities said that Kathrin was brought with symptoms of dengue after about four days of fever. Despite treatment, she did not respond and died at the hospital on Saturday after a drop in her platelets count.

A senior Health Department official said that there have been more than 4,500 cases of dengue so far across the State and at least 500 cases have been reported in Chennai. There have been reportedly nine deaths due to dengue this year, while the dengue death audits of many patients who died due to fever, lie with the State Health Department.

“Most of the cases recorded in Chennai have been from North Madras, Ambattur, Annanur and a large number of referral cases from Thiruvallur. We have been focusing on adopting preventive measures to reduce cases,” said Public Health Director Dr K Kolandaisamy. Officials, meanwhile, have claimed a dip in the number of dengue cases with preventive measures at government hospitals in place. Private hospitals, however, have been witnessing a large number of dengue cases in past three months and have been issued protocols. to prevent complications.