The deadly vector-borne disease has claimed two more lives at RMl hospital in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 33. Till now, RMl hospital has recorded eight deaths due to dengue. The latest victims include two girls— Nazreen (8) and Priyanka (18). Delhi is facing the largest dengue outbreak which has infected more than 4,000 people.
Talking to The Pioneer, a senior doctor at RMl said, "The hospital is witnessing more number of dengue cases day by day. So far, we have reported eight deaths due to the deadly disease." The deceased Nazreen hailed from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pardesh and Priyanka was a resident of Delhi's Bhagya Vihar. They died due to dengue on Tuesday night in the hospital. They were brought to hospital in a critical condition, said the RMl doctor.
So far, Centre-run-hospital has received about 1,065 suspected and over 748 confirmed dengue cases. The doctors at emergency see over 700-800 fever patients each day.
Dengue, a viral and deadly disease, is caused by tiny blood sucking irritant called aedes mosquito.
The dengue outbreak has not left any single hospital without a dengue patient. Even the private hospitals are overflowing with patients where beds under the economically weaker sections (EWS) category are running to full capacity.