Three cases of dengue reported at PGIMER

Three new cases of dengue were reported from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Tuesday,while two deaths due to the disease were reported in the past two days in the hospital.

Written by Express News Service
Chandigarh | September 18, 2013 02:58 AM IST

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Three new cases of dengue were reported from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Tuesday,while two deaths due to the disease were reported in the past two days in the hospital.

With one patient from Zirakpur,two cases of dengue have been reported from the neighbouring states. Officials at the hospitals confirmed a dengue patient from Jammu and Kashmir,while the other is from Solan in Himachal Pradesh.

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Dengue has already claimed the life of 60-year-old Sarabjit Singh,a resident of Patiala,who died on Monday at PGIMER. Earlier on Sunday,Atika,a 22-year-old Kharar resident succumbed to the disease.

It was in the first week of August that the first case of dengue had surfaced in the Tricity,when a Sector 15 resident tested positive for it. According to officials,more cases may be reported in the coming days. It is significant to note that over 350 dengue cases were reported in the Tricity last year.