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Child passes away due to dengue fever

Malika Shahid
03 October 2022, MVT 20:42
IGMH -- Photo: Fayaaz Moosa
Malika Shahid
03 October 2022, MVT 20:42

An eight year old girl has passed away at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) after contracting dengue fever, said a media official of the hospital

However, further details have not yet been released.

IGMH pediatrician, Ahmed Faisal tweeted earlier that the number of children seriously ill with dengue is higher this year when compared to the past three years.

Many children have been treated in the ICU and have had to receive blood transfusions, he said.

This is the second minor who passed away due to dengue fever this year.

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