Six-year-old girl dies of dengue in government hospital

Vismitha from Annur near Coimbatore, was suffering from fever for the last 10 days and was undergoing treatment in a private hospital.

As a blood test confirmed dengue, the girl's parents shifted her to the Coimbatore Medical College hospital two days ago, the sources said.

The girl, who was undergoing treatment in the special ward, died late last night.

Meanwhile, 42 dengue patients and 184 persons with different types of fever were undergoing treatment in the hospital, they said.

In another incident, a 12th standard student, Jagadeeshan died of dengue in a private hospital in nearby Salem, in the early hours of today, police said.

The parents and relatives blamed negligence by the hospital as the reason for the death, they said.