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Dengue claims one more life in Delhi

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Dengue claimed one more life in the Capital on Tuesday when a seven-year-old boy died at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. With this, the toll due to the dreaded viral fever here has reached 66.

Ravi Kumar, a resident of Said-ul-Ajab in South Delhi, was admitted to the Institute a few days ago and was being treated for dengue haemorrhagic fever. His condition deteriorated on Monday night and he died soon after.

Meanwhile, a total of 37 new dengue cases have been reported from different hospitals during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the Capital so far to 2,950. Of these, 1,142 from other States.

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