With two more fatalities reported at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital following complications triggered by chikungunya, death toll from the vector-borne disease has risen to 15 in the national Capital. Over 1,800 people were infected by chikungunya virus so far.
A senior doctor at the hospital told The Pioneer on Saturday that two elderly patients died of chikungunya complications in the last two days. Both the patients had associated with co-morbid conditions, he added.
Dr Atul Kakar, Vice Chairman of Internal Medicine at Sir Gangaram Hospital, said, “One patient died on Thursday while the other late night on Friday."
The number of deaths from chikungunya at SGRH has climbed to seven, the highest at any hospital in the city.