Delhi records first deaths linked to dengue this year
NEW DELHI, Nov. 5 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has reported two deaths due to complications from dengue in the city - firsts this year. The total dengue tally currently in the city is 1,136.
"The two cases are a 9-year-old boy from Shalimar Bagh and a 48-year-old man from the Dilshad Garden. The death audit committee has confirmed that both these deaths occurred due to dengue," said a senior official from the corporation's health department.
While the health department committee is reviewing deaths of 13 other people, the exact dates of the two confirmed cases is not known.
Officials said these are not recent deaths.
When a hospital reports a dengue or a malaria death, the committee audits all the documents related to the cas...
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