A 14-year-old girl died of fever in the district on
Tuesday. Sources here said that K. Sathya of Kannugapalli developed
fever while at school in Jolarpet.
The school
informed her mother K. Lakshmi who brought her daughter home. She was
given treatment at the local hospital. On Monday night, she became
unconscious and was admitted to a private hospital where she died on
Tuesday.
Meanwhile, doctors attached to the government hospital allayed fears of the villagers that dengue was widespread in the village.
When contacted, Dr. B. Prem Kumar, Deputy Director, Health Services told
The Hindu
that four to five cases of fever were reported in Kuppachiparai and
Kannugampalli villages. A medical team was screening the affected
persons and preventive measures in coordination with the local body
administration had started, he said.
